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The genome of the thale cress is also found in the Jülich primary database.

03.12.2018 Success story

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Plant genomes at a glance

A database of the RWTH Aachen simplifies the analysis of new molecular genetic information from plant research.

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Pixabay

PVC is now the third most important plastic in the world and the so-called soft PVC is often used for hoses. However, the plasticizers used for them are increasingly being criticized as being hazardous to health.

07.12.2018 News

unspecific unspecific Chemistry

Bio-based plasticizers for PVC

Many types of soft PVC are harmful to one's health. Thus, a consortium of the Hamburg and Bielefeld universities as well as BASF SE is looking for biobased alternatives.

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Pixabay

Global warming has detrimental consequences for the survival of mankind. According to the European Commission, the only solution is a shift towards a sustainable and bio-based economy.

06.12.2018 News

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Fighting climate change with bioeconomy

The European Commission calls for a pan-European long-term strategy for a prosperous and climate neutral economy and names the bioeconomy as key to achieving these goals.

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BIOCOM AG

Insect food has many benefits. But it seems marketing them as luxury food may entice more people to eat them than highlighting their ecological benefits.

11.12.2018 News

Food Animals Bioökonomie mitgestalten

How to sell insects as food

According to Cologne-based researchers, praising insect food as a luxury object rather than advertising it as environmentally-sound motivates more people to actually eat it.

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pixabay

17.12.2018 Product

Consumables Microorganisms

Nail polish

Decorating finger and toe nails is not a recent trend. The oldest proof for decorated nails is about 5000 years old and comes from China.

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Theo Peschke, KIT

Karlsruhe scientists have modified enzymes in such a way that they automatically combine to form a stable biocatalyst, which can convert source materials into the desired end products without solvents or high temperatures.

12.12.2018 News

Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

New biocatalyst for green chemistry

Materials researchers from Karlsruhe are using enzymes as a biobased, energy-saving and sustainable alternative to conventional catalysts.

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Beibei Li and Tobias Züst / University Bern, Switzerland

Maize plants use benzoxazinoid both to ward off aphids and to protect against caterpillars. Wheat has the same defense strategies, but the enzymatic switch that decides the defense function is different.

17.12.2018 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

One substance, two effects

Ecologists from Germany and Switzerland report that maize and wheat use the metabolite benzoxazinoid differently depending on which pest attacks them.

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Pixabay

Researchers from Baden-Württemberg want to produce new products for the bioeconomy from walnuts.

21.12.2018 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

Walnuts for the bioeconomy

Nuts are traditional winter and Christmas treats. However, they are not only tasty and nutritious, they also have a huge potential as source material for the bioeconomy.

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Pixabay

Many plastic products can now be made from renewable raw materials - including Lego building blocks. However, researchers in Bonn warn that just because it's renewable, it is not necessarily sustainable.

18.12.2018 News

Consumables Plants Chemistry

Are bioplastics the solution?

Are bioplastics really a "green" alternative to petroleum-based plastics? According to researchers in Bonn, bioplastics are only sustainable if crop residues are used for its production.  

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Wikipedia; Public Domain

Jasmine plants are particularly popular because of their flowers and fragrance. But they also give their name to an important plant hormone that is involved in the function of leaf pores.

19.12.2018 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Old hormone, new function

Jasmonic acid is widely known as a defence hormone of plants. Researchers from Würzburg have now identified another function: it also causes the closure of stomata.

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University of Hohenheim

Researcher Profile

Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

An on-farm biorefinery

Andrea Kruse wants to promote the material use of biomass. The chemist from Hohenheim hopes to establish a biorefinery on the farm in order to produce basic chemicals from plant feedstocks.

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Kreitschitz/ CAU Kiel

Through contact with water, the seed of Neopallasia pectinata from the family of composite plants forms a slimy sheath. The white cellulose fibres anchor it to the seed surface.

08.01.2019 News

Pharmaceutical industry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

New plant-based nanofibers

Zoologists in Kiel have discovered highly adhesive cellulose nanofibres in the slimy protective layer of plant seeds, which may be very useful for biomedical applications.

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M. Toro-Nahulepan/ J. Plitzko

The magnetic microbe Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense during its division: magnetite crystals are colored red and the cytoskeleton green.

07.01.2019 News

unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Microbe of the year goes to Magnetospirillum

Due to its magnetic properties, the microbial species Magnetospirillum has enormous potential for biotechnological applications and was voted Microbe of the Year 2019.

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Epoky University

At the end of 2018, the PANBioRA project meeting took place in Tirana, Albania.

10.01.2019 News

Pharmaceutical industry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Quick evaluation of biomaterials

The European project PANBioRA is investigating and developing tools and methods in order to assess the risks of new biobased medical products in a standardised way.

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Fraunhofer IOSB

Using tomatoes and ground beef as examples, Fraunhofer researchers have trained the intelligent algorithm of their food scanner. The scanner can now infer the shelf life of food items based on the measured values.

15.01.2019 News

Food unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

Measuring shelf life with infrared light

Fraunhofer physicists have developed a pocket-sized food scanner that uses infrared light and intelligent algorithms to determine the shelf life of food.

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Holger Unbehaun

Just a few centimetres in size, but extremely absorbent: The wood chips developed by materials scientists at TU Dresden are designed to clean up water after an oil spill.

15.01.2019 News

Machine and plant engineering Plants Materials sciences

Fighting oil spills with wood chips

Materials scientists at TU Dresden have developed wood fibre-based oil binders that can clean water in the event of an oil spill.

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Luise Böttcher, Archiv BRAIN AG

15.01.2019 Studies and statistics

Chemistry Microorganisms unspecific

nova-Institut (2019): Sugar Sustainability Study

A new study by the nova-Institut investigates the sustainability of biobased raw materials for the chemical industry, both quantitatively and qualitatively.

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Mattes Linde

15.02.2019 Interview

unspecific Plants Biodiversity

Capturing global biodiversity

The Berlin biologist Michael Ohl wants to record the diversity of animal species on earth with the help of innovative technologies - at the new Center for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery.

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Pixabay

In Paris, Covestro is presenting a biobased hair gel and a biodegradable sun lotion.

18.01.2019 News

Chemistry unspecific Chemistry

Covestro presents sustainable cosmetics

Cosmetics are a growing market but mostly based on petrochemicals. During a trade show in Paris Covestro is now presenting a new sustainable hair gel and sun protect lotion.

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Novis GmbH

22.01.2019 Interview

Chemistry Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology

Biogas from mushrooms

Thomas Helle, Managing Director of Tübingen-based Novis GmbH, is developing a biogas plant using mushroom compost as part of the EU project "Smartmushroom".

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DLR, CC-BY 3.0

DLR researcher Paul Zabel spent a year in Antarctica, testing the farming of vegetables in the EDEN-ISS greenhouse.

01.02.2019 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

Farming vegetables in perpetual ice

After a year of growing vegetables in Antarctica, Paul Zabel has returned to Germany. The results are mostly positive - in total, more than 270 kilograms of vegetables were harvested.

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Dongbo Shi

Picture of two cell clones (in green), each of which originated from a single cambium stem cell and contributed to both the wood (xylem) and the bast (phloem).

29.01.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry

Stem cells produce wood and bast

According to researchers from Heidelberg, so-called bifacial stem cells alternate between producing wood and bast cells.

Viele Meter unter der Erde befindet sich ein riesiges Wasserreservoir, das für Menschen überlebenswichtig ist: das Grundwasser.

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Pixabay

Many metres underground there is a huge reservoir of water that is vital for human survival: groundwater.

28.01.2019 News

unspecific unspecific Environmental technology

Delayed climate impact on groundwater

The influence of climate change on groundwater is insidious. The slow reaction time could prove to be an ecological time bomb, as an international team of researchers discovered.

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Michael Welling

Grain field with corn bellflower and other wild herbs

05.02.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Clear advantage for organic farming

A recent study by the Thünen Institute shows: Organic agriculture scores significantly better than conventional agriculture in terms of resource conservation, soil fertility and biodiversity.

Die Polymere werden aus Bakterien isoliert und anschließend chemisch modifiziert.

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Fritzmeier Umwelttechnik GmbH und Co. KG

The polymers are isolated from bacteria and then chemically modified.

01.02.2019 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Smooth running with biobased lubricants

Partners from research and industry are developing environmentally friendly lubricants based on biopolymers.

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30.01.2019 Product

Consumables Microorganisms

Detergent

At the beginning of the 20th century, the "first automatic detergent" went on sale. It promised clean laundry after only 30 minutes at 95°C. Before that, the laundry had to be soaked, laboriously kneaded, rubbed, rinsed and wrung.

Um herauszufinden, warum sich die Jagdspinne Cupiennius salei so gut an senkrechten Oberflächen halten kann, untersucht das interdisziplinäre Forschungsteam winzige Hafthaare auf den Spinnenbeinen.

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Siekmann, University of Kiel

In order to find out why the Cupiennius salei hunting spider can stick so well to vertical surfaces, the interdisciplinary research team is investigating tiny adhesive hairs on the spider legs.

06.02.2019 News

Chemistry Animals Materials sciences

How spiders cling to the ceiling

Using modern X-ray technology, researchers have determined the adhesive structure of spider legs. The parallel fiber structure could serve as a model for new materials.

Viele Bienenarten sind vom Aussterben bedroht.

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Pixabay

Many bee species are threatened with extinction.

07.02.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences

Bee protection with DNA chip

The most important bee species are still partially present in Europe. The EU project SmartBees ends with this good news and leaves beekeepers with tools for bee protection.

Das neu entdeckte Molekül könnte langfristig etablierte Herbizide ersetzen.

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hpgruesen/Pixabay

The newly discovered molecule could replace established herbicides in the long term.

08.02.2019 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Weed killer from sugar molecule

In cyanobacteria, researchers at the University of Tübingen have discovered a molecule that is harmless to humans and that has the potential to replace the controversial glyphosate.

Humane Milch-Oligosaccharide bilden die wichtigsten Produkte der Firma Jennewein Biotechnologie.

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Jennewein Biotechnology GmbH

Human milk oligosaccharides are the most important products of Jennewein Biotechnologie.

12.02.2019 News

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Healthy baby food for China

Jennewein, a biotech company specializing in human milk sugar, is researching milk products in cooperation with the Chinese market leader for dairy goods.

Kollagenhüllen für Wurst könnten mittels Enzymen dünner und günstiger hergestellt werden.

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Naturin Viscofan GmbH

Enzymes could be used to produce thinner and cheaper collagen casings for sausages.

13.02.2019 Success story

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Better sausage skins with enzymes

Enzymes are designed to modernize processes. A German team of researchers has now succeeded in doing the same in the production of sausage skins.

„Banabooms“ sollen aus Bananen hergestellt werden, die zu reif sind, um noch verkauft zu werden.

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Alicja/Pixabay; CC0

"Banabooms" are to be made from bananas that are too ripe to be sold.

13.02.2019 News

Food Plants Food technology

Breakfast cereals from unsold foods

Students of the University of Hohenheim have won a European competition against food waste with their alternative breakfast cereals called "Banaboom". 

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PlanB

Winner of the PlanB business start-up competition "Plan B" Sebastian Wittmann vom freisicht (right). From left to right: Armin Kienberger (Plant Manager Bischof and Klein), StS Roland Weigert, presenter Dominik Glöbl

20.02.2019 News

unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

Designer wooden eyewear win PlanB award

With its solid wood glasses, the start-up freisicht has won the Bavarian start-up competition PlanB. For the third time, the event awarded business ideas for the bio-based economy.

Mit Hilfe selbst gebildeter organischer Substanzen kann Weizen sich besser gegen Hitze- oder Überflutungsstress schützen.

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CC0

With the help of self-generated organic substances, wheat can better protect itself against heat or flooding stress.

21.02.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Making use of the plant's defences

A new research consortium plans to investigate the natural defences of wheat in order to protect the plant against diseases and pests.

In Mooren konkurriert eine seltene Bakterienart mit Archaeen und bremst so den Methanausstoß der Feuchtgebiete.

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herbert2512/Pixabay; CC0

In moors, a rare bacterial species competes with archaea and slows down methane emissions from the bogs.

22.02.2019 News

unspecific Microorganisms Biodiversity

Bog bacteria curb methane emission

A rare bacterial species competes with methane-forming archaea and thus slows down global warming, a study by researchers from Braunschweig and Vienna shows.

Eierschalen bestehen aus porösem Calciumcarbonat, das sich sehr gut für elektrochemische Speicher eignet.

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Pixabay

Egg shells consist of porous calcium carbonate, which is very suitable for electrochemical storage.

26.02.2019 News

Energy Waste Energy technologies

Electrodes from eggshells

The energy stores of tomorrow could be made from eggshells: An international team of researchers is showing for the first time how powdered shell waste can act as electrodes.

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CC0

With the help of self-generated organic substances, wheat can better protect itself against heat or flooding stress.

22.02.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Making use of the plant's defences

A new research consortium plans to investigate the natural defences of wheat in order to protect the plant against diseases and pests.

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Pixabay

Evonik has doubled its risk capital for innovations.

27.02.2019 News

Chemistry unspecific Chemistry

Evonik doubles venture capital

Evonik has increased its venture capital fund by €150 million. This time, the specialty chemicals group is targeting start-ups with market-ready innovations - not excluding later takeovers.

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Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

At around 220 kilograms per capita, more packaging waste is produced in Germany than in other European countries.

28.02.2019 News

Chemistry Waste Environmental technology

Making packaging recyclable

Software developed by Henkel for the recyclability of packaging has passed the critical practical test by Fraunhofer researchers.

Der Europäische Stör (Acipenser sturio) hat den größten Verlust zu verzeichnen – sein Verbreitungsgebiet ist um 99 Prozent zurückgegangen.

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Andi Küchenmeister

The European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) has suffered the largest loss - its population area has declined by 99 percent.

26.08.2019 News

unspecific Animals Biodiversity

Large freshwater fish on the way out

An inventory of life in inland waters reveals a population loss that is twice as high as on land and in the sea.

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pixabay

14.08.2019 Studies and statistics

Consumables Plants Biodiversity

WWF (2019): Global forest report

According to the "Below The Canopy" analysis conducted by the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF), the 455 populations studied shrank by an average of 53% between 1970 and 2015.

So sieht eine kühlschrankgroße vertikale Farm für den Privatgebrauch aus. In der Studie kam sie schlechter an als größere Anbausysteme.

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Agrilution

This is what a refrigerator-sized vertical farm for private use looks like. In the study, it was less popular than larger cultivation systems.

21.08.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Vegetables from next door

One in two consumers is willing to buy products from vertical agriculture, shows a study by the University of Göttingen.

Buchenwälder wie hier auf der Schwäbischen Alb könnten Erdöl als Rohstoff für Carbonfasern ersetzen.

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Hans Braxmeier/Pixabay; CC0

Beech forests such as this one in the Swabian Alb could replace crude oil as a raw material for carbon fibres.

20.08.2019 News

unspecific Plants Materials sciences

Carbon fibers from beech wood

In Baden-Württemberg, a research centre is to be established that will develop processes for the sustainable and inexpensive production of high-tech fibres from hardwood.

Landwirte prägen Aussehen und Vielfalt der Landschaft in Europa.

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Sebastian Lakner

Farmers shape the appearance and diversity of the landscape in Europe.

22.08.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

EU agricultural policy reform under fire

Environmental and agricultural researchers have analyzed the EU Commission's reform proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy. They have identified significant deficits and presented alternatives.

In diesem Bioreaktor wird die Umsetzung von Abfallplastik zu Wertstoffen erprobt.

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iAMB - Institute of Applied Microbiology

This bioreactor is used to test the conversion of plastic waste into valuable materials.

03.09.2019 Success story

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Biotechnological upcycling for plastic waste

Simply recycling plastic? European researchers believe they can do better. By breaking it down and making its building blocks exploitable for bacteria to create valuable resources, a research consortium plans to upcycle plastics. 

Übersicht Forschungseinrichtungen zur Bioökonomie in Deutschland

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Wavebreak/istockphoto.com

26.08.2019 In-Depth Report

unspecific unspecific Biodiversity

2019 Research Survey on the Bioeconomy

In Germany, almost 800 research institutions in the natural sciences and humanities deal with the bioeconomy. Every two years, biookonomie.de contacts these research institutes and asks them about their priorities regarding R&D, their raw materials, industrial applications, financing and number of employees. In addition to the data collected, this year six bioeconomy experts were interviewed about their assessments of the local research landscape.  

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Jannik Jilg

Researcher Profile

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Bacteria as pigment factories

Systems biologist Nadja Alina Henke uses bacteria as cell factories to produce the red pigment astaxanthin. Now, the 28-year-old hopes to bring the process to market with her start-up company Bicomer.

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BASF

The two companies are cooperating in the development of precision diagnostics for plant diseases in the field.

28.08.2019 News

Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences

Precision diagnostics: BASF teams up with Ontera

Chemistry giant BASF and Californian molecular diagnostics expert Ontera are cooperating to produce mobile devices that can detect and name infections of diseases at an early stage.

Zur Bestäubung haften Pollen auf der sogenannten Narbe in der Blüte der Hypochoeris radicata, wie die nachkolorierte Aufnahme aus dem Rasterelektronenkryomikroskop zeigt.

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Shuto Ito

For pollination, pollen adheres to the so-called stigma in the flower of Hypochoeris radicata, as the post-colored image from the scanning electron cryomicroscope shows.

02.09.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Materials sciences

What makes pollen stick

Materials researchers at the University of Kiel have measured how strongly pollen adheres to certain flower organs.

Eine Solitärbiene verlässt ein künstliches Nest.

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Alexander Keller / Universität Würzburg

A solitary bee leaves an artificial nest.

10.09.2019 News

unspecific Animals Biodiversity

Bee microbiome reflects lifestyle

Bee researchers from Würzburg show that there are great differences between the microbial communities of social bee colonies and the more species-rich solitary bees.

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Tonni Grube Andersen

02.09.2019 Interview

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

How plant roots communicate

Plant researcher Tonni Andersen is the 2019 Kovalevskaja Award winner. He seeks to understand how roots exchange information with soil microbes and is setting up a new research group at the Max Planck Institute in Cologne.

In der vorkommerziellen Produktionsanlage in Straubing hat Clariant Chinaschilf enzymatisch zu Bioethanol verarbeitet.

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Clariant AG

At the pre-commercial production plant in Straubing, Clariant enzymatically processed maiden silvergrass into bioethanol.

04.09.2019 News

Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences

Silvergrass passes biorefinery test

At Clariant's Straubing biorefinery, 30 metric tons of Miscanthus grass were successfully processed into sugars and ethanol.

Eine Hummel im Lavendelfeld: Insekten sind für unsere Ökosysteme unverzichtbar.

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Unsplash/Thomas Jorn

A bumblebee in a lavender field: Insects are indispensable for our ecosystems.

06.09.2019 News

unspecific Animals Biodiversity

Government invests in insect protection

More money from the federal government, protection of habitats and a foreseeable end to the pesticide glyphosate are intended to counter the decline of insects.

Jojoba-Plantage: Eine Studie der Universität Hohenheim zeigt, wo sie am effektivsten dazu beitragen können, dem Klimawandel entgegenzuwirken.

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Universität Hohenheim / Oliver Branch

Jojoba orchards: A study by the University of Hohenheim shows where they can make the most effective contribution to combating climate change.

13.09.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Jojoba crops combat desertification

In the right places, jojoba plantations can influence the microclimate and increase precipitation, reveals a simulation by researchers at the University of Hohenheim.

Die Tafel zeigt die chemische Strukturformel des CO2-Polyols.

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Deutscher Zukunftspreis/Ansgar Pudenz

The panel shows the chemical structural formula of CO2 polyol.

17.09.2019 News

Chemistry Waste Bioökonomie mitgestalten

CO2-Upcycling nominated for Future Prize

A research team from North Rhine-Westphalia has developed a process to produce building blocks for important plastics from carbon dioxide.

Pflanzenkrankheiten lassen sich mit Spektralkameras frühzeitig erkennen und bedarfsgerecht behandeln, wie hier bei der Zuckerrübe.

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Bosch

Plant diseases can be detected early with spectral cameras and treated, as in the case of the sugar beet.

16.09.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Fighting fungi with sensor tech and AI

A research project coordinated by the University of Hohenheim has developed a system that detects fungal infections in the field at an early stage and greatly reduces the use of fungicides.

Cellulose-Ethanol kann aus Weizen- oder Maisstroh hergestellt werden.

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Manfred Richter/Pixabay; CC0

Cellulosic ethanol can be produced from wheat or corn straw.

26.09.2019 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Polish group goes for cellulosic ethanol

The specialty chemicals company Clariant has won a second licensee for its biorefinery technology in the Polish petroleum group PKN Orlen.

Mit zeitaufgelöster, serieller Synchrotron-Kristallographie können alle Schlüsselzustände der enzymatischen Katalyse dargestellt werden. Sie zeigt auch, wie die beiden Untereinheiten des Enzyms Fluoressigsäure-Dehalogenase miteinander kommunizieren.

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MPSD

Time-resolved, serial synchrotron crystallography can be used to show all key states of enzymatic catalysis. It also shows how the two subunits of the enzymefluoroacetate dehalogenase communicate with each other.

25.09.2019 News

unspecific unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Enzyme filmed in action

Molecular cinema: German and Canadian structural biologists have observed an enzyme at work and produced a time-lapse film.

Spinnennetz, überlagert mit der Strukturoberfläche der Domänen eines Spinnenseidenproteins. Die Methionin-Seitenketten sind als farbige Stäbchen hervorgehoben.

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Pixabay / Collage: Hannes Neuweiler

Spider web superimposed with the structural surface of the domains of a spider silk protein. The methionine side chains are highlighted as colored rods.

01.10.2019 News

unspecific Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology