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Flora Incognita

The Flora Incognita app makes it easy to identify plants with a smartphone.

19.07.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity

Deriving climate consequences with data from plant app

With the help of a newly developed algorithm, Leipzig researchers can use data from the plant identification app Flora Incognita to determine the effects of climate change on the plant world.

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Wheat in a field before harvest

22.07.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

New strategies required in wheat cultivation

An international research team involving the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research is calling for new sustainable cultivation practices to improve nitrogen uptake in wheat cultivation instead of applying more fertilizer.

Hülsenfrüchte wie Erbsen, Bohne und Soja anbauen

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Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

As natural nitrogen collectors, legumes such as beans and peas could help to significantly reduce the use of fertilizers in the fields.

24.07.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

More legumes in Europe's fields

As part of a newly launched EU project, researchers at the University of Hanover want to tap into the benefits of pulses in order to promote the acceptance and cultivation of beans, lentils and the like in European agriculture.

Michael Prokein (l.) und Jannick Armenat von Ruhrstoffbauwerke an der vorindustriellen Anlage zur Härtung von Baustoffen und CO2-Speicherung

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Fraunhofer UMSICHT

Michael Prokein (left) and Jannick Armenat from Ruhrstoffbauwerke at the pre-industrial plant for hardening building materials and CO2 storage.

29.07.2024 News

Construction Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology

Using biogenic residues to create climate-positive building materials

Fraunhofer researchers want to use biogenic carbon from biomass as a carbon sink for the production of sustainable concrete and bricks.

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corinnabarbara auf Pixabay

24.07.2024 Studies and statistics

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

University of Göttingen (2024): Acceptance of animal-free cheese

Both companies and research institutes are currently working on biotechnological processes for the production of animal-free alternatives to dairy products. Researchers at the University of Göttingen investigated the acceptance of such products by consumers.

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Omar Khalaf

21.08.2024 Interview

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

“We force microalgae to excrete valuable signaling substances”

Soil regeneration with the help of microalgae is the focus of the Berlin start-up Alganize, which develops solutions to improve soil health.

Prof. Dr. Christian Hertweck ist vom Europäischen Forschungsrat mit dem renommierten ERC Advanced Grant ausgezeichnet worden.

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Anna Schroll/Leibniz-HKI

Christian Hertweck has already been awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize and the Ernst Jung Prize for Medicine for the identification of new active substances from neglected microorganisms.

30.07.2024 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

ERC funding for anaerobic bacteria research

Jena-based natural product researcher Christian Hertweck has been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant by the European Research Council for his pioneering research into new active substances from anaerobic bacteria.

Stefanie Meier und Prof. Dr. Andreas Möglich beim Begutachten einer Agarplatte mit auf Rotlicht antwortenden Bakterien.

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UBT/Andreas Möglich

Stefanie Meier and Prof. Dr. Andreas Möglich examining an agar plate with bacteria that respond to red light

02.08.2024 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Red light sensor modified for bacteria

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have changed the sensitivity of bacterial systems for controlling gene activity to red light, opening up new possibilities in the biotechnological application of bacteria.

Unternehmen werden zunehmend auch nach ihrem sozial-ökologischen Verhalten bewertet.

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Pixabay

05.08.2024 News

unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

G20 Science Academies: Communiqué for a sustainable economy

In the run-up to the meeting of the G20 countries in Brazil in September, the G20 science academies, including Lepoldina, defined measures for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals - also for the bioeconomy.

05.08.2024 Studies and statistics

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Capgemini (2024): Engineering biology: The time is now

According to a study by the Capgemini Research Institute on the Bioeconomy, companies across industries are focusing on the transformative potential of synthetic biology. 

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fernando zhiminaicela auf Pixabay

Industrial biotechnology is making a decisive contribution to the transition from a petroleum-based to a bio-based industry.

08.08.2024 News

Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Making greater use of the innovation potential of industrial biotechnology

In a position paper, the industry association BIO Deutschland calls for measures to accelerate the implementation of bioeconomic activities in the industry. Market entry for bio-based products must also be made easier.

Eine Agri-Photovoltaik-Anlage in einer Apfelplantage

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Fraunhofer ISE

Tue, 11/12/2024 - 12:00 In-depth report

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Agri-photovoltaics – harvesting energy and crops

Producing food on agricultural land while simultaneously generating electricity – this concept is called agri-photovoltaics. This dossier sheds light on the potential of agri-PV for climate protection and the bioeconomy, and it depicts some approaches that are being researched and tested in Germany.

Detailaufnahme eines Bauteils aus Naturfaser-SMCs (Zuginnenverkleidung). Gut sichtbar sind neben dem Faserverlauf die geometrischen Freiheitsgrade, die das Material erlaubt.

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Fraunhofer IWU

Close-up of a component made from natural fiber SMCs. The geometric degrees of freedom that the material allows are clearly visible in addition to the fiber flow.

12.08.2024 News

Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology

Hemp can replace glass fibers in composite materials

Researchers from Zittau provide proof that hemp fibers can be a real alternative to glass fibers in composite materials.

Kieselalgen oder Grünalgen sind als Partikel für Biotinten geeignet

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Clara Vazquez-Martel

With the new ink system based on the microalgae Odontella aurita and Tetraselmis striata, complex 3D microstructures can be produced with high quality and precision.

13.08.2024 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Microalgae ink for 3D laser printing

An international research team led by Heidelberg University has succeeded for the first time in obtaining biocompatible materials from microalgae for high-resolution 3D laser printing.

Die Balken aus Riesenchinaschilf haben ihre Festigkeit im Labor unter Beweis gestellt. Die Belastungstests waren sogar etwas besser als die von Konstruktionsvollholz.

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Universität Siegen

The beams made of giant chinese reed have proven their strength in the laboratory.

16.08.2024 News

Construction Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Load-bearing beam made from Chinese reed

Researchers at the University of Siegen have succeeded in producing a beam construction made of Miscanthus grass that is more resilient than conventional beams made of solid wood.

Blick ins hydroponische Gewächshaus im niedersächsischen Landkreis Gifhorn

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Wiebke Pieper, ISeBauern GmbH & Co. KG

Growing tomatoes in a hydroponic greenhouse in the district of Gifhorn in Lower Saxony

21.08.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

First real laboratory for sustainable vegetable cultivation

The newly developed HypoWave system for hydroponic vegetable cultivation with recycled wastewater is now being used in a large-scale trial on a farm in the district of Gifhorn.

Ronja Breitkopf; wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im Forschungsbereich Biomaterialien bei der Industrieforschungseinrichtung INNOVENT e.V. in Jena

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Innovent

16.11.2024 Interview

unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

“We use residues to establish sustainability”

The ‘Biomaterials’ research group led by Ronja Breitkopf at the industrial research organisation INNOVENT not only develops its own sustainable products and processes for the bioeconomy, but also supports research partners to advance innovations.

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Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Pulses such as lentils and beans are a source of alternative proteins for new healthy foods.

26.08.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Investments in the market for alternative proteins on the rise

German companies that produce meat and dairy alternatives based on plants, fermentation and cell cultures were able to raise a total of EUR 74 million in the first half of 2024, more than twice as much capital as in the whole of 2023.

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Clariant

Clariant's straw-based cellulosic ethanol production plant in Podari, Romania, was shut down in December 2023. There is now a new operator.

23.08.2024 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Corden BioChem takes over operations of former Clariant biorefinery

Last year, Clariant announced the closure of its commercial biorefinery in Podari, Romania. The contract manufacturer Corden BioChem will now take over operations and convert the plant.

Neue Runde bei „Bioökonomie International“ (Symbolbild)

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AKrasov – stock.adobe.com (generiert mit KI)

Global research collaborations on the bioeconomy have been funded by the BMBF for years as part of the “Bioeconomy International” funding measure.

27.08.2024 News

unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

New funding round of “Bioeconomy International” launched

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research continues to support international cooperation in bioeconomy research. “Bioeconomy International 2025” focuses on alliances with São Paulo/Brazil, Queensland/Australia, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Electrochaea GmbH

The production process for climate-neutral methane is already being tested at this pilot plant in Denmark.

28.08.2024 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Electrochaea: Important step towards industrial biomethane production

The Munich-based power-to-gas company Electrochaea has successfully brought its technology for microbial biomethane production to industrial scale with EU funding from the EIC Accelerator.

Weitere Einzelheiten Stechende Binse (Juncus acutus)

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Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Rushes grow in moist and wet locations and could therefore also be suitable for cultivation in renaturalized moors.

02.09.2024 News

Construction Plants Agriculture sciences

Utilizing rushes as a raw material

In the newly launched I-Robi project, researchers at Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts want to develop new harvesting and utilization concepts for rushes and demonstrate the potential of this renewable raw material for industry.

Das 380 Watt-Solarmodul entstand als »Bio-Modul-Prototyp« innerhalb des Projekts »E2 – E-Quadrat. Erneuerbare Energien aus Erneuerbaren Rohstoffen«.

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Fraunhofer CSP

The 380 watt solar module was created as a “bio-module prototype” as part of the project “E2 - E-Quadrat. Renewable energies from renewable raw materials”.

03.09.2024 News

Energy Plants Chemistry

Solar modules based on wood and sugar cane

Fraunhofer researchers have developed a solar module in which individual components are made from renewable raw materials and can be recycled at the end of their service life.

Verschiedene Kartoffelsorten in Verkaufsboxen

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Wehling/JKI

There are more than 5,000 potato varieties worldwide.

09.09.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Alliance for potato breeding research

The Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) and the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) are pooling their expertise in potato research in order to increase the genetic resources of this important food crop.

Mikroskopische Aufnahme mit verschiedenen Holzarten und deren automatischer Erkennung

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Thünen-Institut

Microscopic image with different types of wood and their automatic recognition

13.09.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry

Detecting wood species in fibre materials with AI

Together with the Thünen Institute, Fraunhofer researchers are developing AI-based software for the microscopic identification of wood species. The aim is to ensure that timber products originate from legal trade.

Computergestützte Entwicklungszyklen in der Biologie. Zahnräder steht für die Synergie und das kontinuierliche Zusammenwirken von rechnergestützter (in silico) und synthetischer (in vivo) Arbeit.

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RWTH Aachen / Anna Matuszyńska

Computer-aided development cycles in biology. Cogwheels represent the synergy and continuous interaction of computational (in silico) and synthetic (in vivo) work.

04.10.2024 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Synthetic biology: Designing microbial communities

Thanks to increasingly sophisticated tools, bioengineers can now not only construct individual organisms, but even design complex microbial communities. A team of authors looks into the future of synthetic biology.

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FORMO

In this bioreactor, FORMO uses microorganisms to produce bioidentical milk proteins.

12.09.2024 News

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Berlin-based foodtech Formo raises 61 million US dollars

Retailer REWE is one of the new investors in Berlin start-up Formo: the company, which specializes in animal-free cheese alternatives, has raised fresh capital as part of a Series B financing round.

Schweinefleisch aus dem Bioreaktor: Wie nah kommt es seinem natürlichen Vorbild?

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Sascha Perten

Pork from the bioreactor

19.09.2024 News

Food Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology

Producing meat with stem cells from umbilical cord blood

A research consortium has succeeded in producing laboratory meat from stem cells obtained painlessly from the umbilical cord blood of piglets.

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Kevin Fuchs

The planting of six evaporation beds on the former site of Berlin-Tegel Airport took place in August 2024.

23.09.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Building sponge cities with plant islands

On the former site of Tegel Airport, researchers are testing which plant mix is best suited for so-called evaporation beds and thus for the realisation of sponge cities.

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Universität Hohenheim / Max Kovalenko

In the NOcsPs joint project, state-of-the-art technologies were utilised alongside organic cultivation principles.

24.09.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Cultivation system without chemical crop protection shows its potential

Good yields and product quality can also be achieved in plant cultivation without the use of synthetic chemical pesticides. This is shown by field trials conducted by the NOcsPS research consortium.

Zweistufiges Bioreaktor-System, in dem mit Proteinen und dem Vitamin B9 angereicherte Hefe produziert wird.

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Lisa Marie Schmitz

Two-stage bioreactor system in which yeast enriched with proteins and vitamin B9 is produced.

25.09.2024 News

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Folic acid from the bioreactor

Researchers at the University of Tübingen have used CO₂ and green electricity to produce valuable proteins and vitamins that can be used to make meat substitutes.

Das Bild zeigt ein BASF-Mitarbeiter auf einem Testfeld für Weizen in Rheinland-Pfalz.

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BASF SE

BASF employees on a test field for wheat in Rhineland-Palatinate

20.09.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Climate-friendly arable farming: BASF reports on worldwide field trials

BASF is testing solutions for ‘climate-optimised’ agricultural production with practitioners in field trials around the world. The goal of reducing the carbon footprint by 30% has been achieved in some cases, the company reports.

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DFKI

Researchers at DFKI have been working on enabling robots to find their way around a farm autonomously. The technology could be used for spot farming.

01.10.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Future lab for agriculture: Small fields and smart helpers

The ‘Future Lab Agriculture’ project presents initial results on the concept of spot farming, highlighting both the potential and current obstacles to its use.

Photovoltaikanlagen im Vordergrund, rechts die Äste eines Baumes. Im Hintergrund ein gelbes Rapsfeld und eine Industrie mit qualmenden Schornsteinen.

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Forschungszentrum Jülich/Sascha Kreklau

Agri-PV research facility in Morschenich-Alt in the Rhenish mining district

06.11.2024 Success story

unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

Rhenish mining district as a bioeconomy region: at the heart of structural change

In the collaborative project "Bioeconomy – Understanding. Connecting. Supporting," a team led by RWTH Aachen is investigating the conditions under which the structural change in the Rhenish mining district can succeed in transforming it into a model bioeconomy region.

vier rote Tomaten an einer grünen Pflanze

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esiuL/Pixabay; Pixabay License

The Tomaitech project is developing a way to achieve new tomato varieties more quickly.

14.10.2024 Success story

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

Faster development of new tomato varieties

Plant biotechnologists in Freiburg, in collaboration with Chinese partners, have chemically reprogrammed the microspores of tomato plants. This innovation can significantly accelerate the breeding of new varieties.

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adobestock.com/niroworld

08.10.2024 News

Automobile unspecific Agriculture sciences

Research alliance with Queensland: first projects launched

The first projects with Queensland have been launched as part of the ‘Bioeconomy International’ research cooperation programme.

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Kira Hoffmann | Pixabay

Nitrogen is an important nutrient for food crops such as wheat, and is supplied in the form of fertiliser.

10.10.2024 News

Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Securing food supplies with new wheat varieties

New wheat varieties utilise nitrogen better and can deliver higher yields under current climatic conditions. This is the conclusion of an international study conducted in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich.

Constanze Schultz (rechts) vom Leibniz-IPHT und Dr. Thomas Wichard von der Universität Jena untersuchen das Wachstum der Grünalge Ulva mit Raman-Spektroskopie.

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Stela Todorova/ Leibniz-IPHT

Constanze Schultz (right) from Leibniz IPHT and Dr Thomas Wichard from the University of Jena investigate the growth of the green alga Ulva using Raman spectroscopy.

11.10.2024 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry

Symbiosis of a green alga investigated

Using Raman spectroscopy, researchers in Jena have succeeded in analysing the interaction between the green alga Ulva and its bacterial community in real time without disturbing the sensitive interaction.

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Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

The adhesives specialist Henkel is already testing the first prototypes of new bio-based adhesive compounds that can be removed again.

16.10.2024 News

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

New synthesis components for de-adhesive bio-adhesives

Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock have joined forces with adhesives specialist Henkel to develop new bio-based adhesives that can be removed again.

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IRRI/Wikipedia / CC BY 2.0

Rice, one of the most common staple foods, is naturally high in carbohydrates and low in protein.

17.10.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

High-protein rice varieties cultivated

Max Planck researchers in Potsdam have worked with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to breed rice varieties with a high protein content. Among other things, the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors were used.

Eine Mörtelbiene trägt ein Stück PE-Schaumstoff in ihr Nest.

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Felix Fornoff

A mortar bee carries a piece of PE foam into its nest.

22.10.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Pollinators suffer from plastic pollution

Deposits of plastic particles in the soil can endanger the behaviour of bees and thus the function of agricultural landscapes and global food security. This is shown by an international study involving German researchers.

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Bild von Jenő Szabó auf Pixabay

Sunflowers are important oil plants that are also used to produce cooking oil for frying and baking.

23.10.2024 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Bio-based chemicals from used cooking oil

Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock have developed a catalyst that can synthesise amines – which are important for the chemical industry – from used cooking oil in a single step.

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VolkswagenStiftung

The office of the Volkswagen Foundation in Hanover-Döhren.

25.10.2024 News

Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology

Volkswagen Foundation promotes innovations in the bioeconomy

The Volkswagen Foundation is supporting six projects with around 7.8 million euros that are developing innovative approaches for the utilisation of biogenic and recyclable waste materials in the sense of a circular economy - including five projects on bioeconomy.

Elektronenmikroskopisches Bild eines Stomas auf dem Blatt einer Tomatenpflanze.

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Photohound, Wikipedia

Electron microscope image of a stoma on the leaf of a tomato plant

29.10.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

How plants regulate water loss

How do plants control their guard cells and thus their water loss? Scientists at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg have made discoveries that could be of interest for future agriculture.

Forscher wollen Chinaschilf (Miscanthus sinensis) als Biomasse zur Energiegewinnung und Ausgangsstoffe für neue Produkte etablieren.

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Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Researchers want to test whether the reed grass Miscanthus can also thrive on contaminated soils and be used as biomass.

31.10.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Growing biomass on unusable soils

A European research team with German participation wants to show that the cultivation of plants can make contaminated soil fit again and that their biomass is suitable for high-quality textiles.

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Pixabay

Coloured textiles can also be recycled with the help of Carbios' enzymatic recycling process.

04.11.2024 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

T-shirt made from biologically recycled textile waste

After two years of research, the French company Carbios and the textile consortium Fibre-to-Fibre present the world's first garment made entirely from enzymatically recycled plastic and textile polymers.

Gerste produziert bestimmte Abwehrstoffe gegen Pilzbefall.

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Bild von Hans auf Pixabay

06.11.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

Barley defends itself against fungal attack

Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) in Halle (Saale) and the University of Cologne have discovered a new group of defence substances in barley that protects its roots against fungal attack.

Im Wellenbecken haben die Braunschweiger Wissenschaftler*innen die Seetangfarm im Maßstab 1:20 nachgebaut.

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Kristina Rottig/TU Braunschweig

In the wave pool, the Braunschweig research team has recreated the seaweed farm on a scale of 1:20.

08.11.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences

Trial run for algae farms on high seas

As part of an international research project, researchers in Braunschweig are investigating how seaweed can be successfully cultivated in offshore facilities in order to relieve the pressure on coastal areas.

Lichtmikroskopische Aufnahme von Glasschalen verschiedener, einzelliger Kieselalgen

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Konrad Schultz / Universität Rostock

Light microscope image of glass shells of various unicellular diatoms

11.11.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Glass microalgae as a bioindicator for coastal marshes

Researchers at the University of Rostock were able to demonstrate the positive environmental changes following the rewetting of a coastal moor on the island of Rügen using the diatom.

Schilfrohr (Phragmites australis) ist eine Art, die in Paludikulturen auf wiedervernässten Moorflächen angebaut werden kann. Es ist ein guter Naturbaustoff, da es keine Feuchtigkeit aufnimmt und nur langsam verrottet.

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Boroiu Cosmin / Pixabay

Reed (Phragmites australis) is a species that can be grown in paludicultures on rewetted moorland. It is a good natural building material as it does not absorb moisture and only rots slowly.

12.11.2024 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Bioökonomie mitgestalten

How Europe's moors can be saved

According to a ZALF study, a mix of economic incentives and adapted land use models could drive the rewetting of peatlands in Europe and make the cultivation of paludiculture more attractive for farmers.

Honigglas in Schutzverpackung aus Getreidespelzen

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Proservation

04.07.2022 Product

unspecific Plants

Cushioning packaging

Not just since Corona has online trade been booming - and so has the demand for packaging and cushioning materials. A nature-based innovation now offers an alternative to conventional cushioning materials and turns the packaging industry into a circular economy.

Luftaufnahme des LIKAT mit dem neuen Technikum in rot

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Thomas Müller/LIKAT

The new technical center (left, red facade) at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (next to it on the right) fits into the Südstadt science campus in Rostock.

05.07.2022 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Technical center brings catalysis research closer to practice

The Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT) in Rostock has opened a new facility to perform laboratory chemistry in the kilo range.

05.07.2022 Country

unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

Chile

The westernmost country in South America is rich in bioresources, is a globally important agricultural and food producer, and has an export-oriented forestry industry. The biotechnology sector is on the rise. While there is no explicit bioeconomy strategy, a number of policies are relevant to the biobased economy.

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Madeleine Nicolas (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu, CC-BY 3.0)

The endless cycle of the seasons

06.07.2022 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Ecosystems become thirstier

The water dependence of plants and ecosystems as a result of climate change will increase significantly in some regions, according to a new study.

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Gerd Altmann auf Pixabay

01.07.2022 Studies and statistics

unspecific unspecific Biodiversity

F4B Initiative (2022): Nature Loss and Sovereign Credit Ratings

Economists at the Finance for Biodiversity (F4B) Initiative warn in a study that the loss of biodiversity could severely damage the revenue streams of many countries.

Weißes Pedelec mit Akkugehäuse aus Organoblechen

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Ansmann

The Pedelec's battery has a housing made of flat-fiber-based organic sheet, which is lighter and more robust than conventional battery housings.

11.07.2022 News

unspecific Plants Materials sciences

Biobased lightweight construction for Pedelecs

Natural fiber-based organic sheets are expected to make the housings of e-bike batteries lighter.

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Pixabay

Researchers want to use residues from corn production to produce a new type of oil that is suitable for food production.

12.07.2022 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Microbial oil as a palm oil substitute

Using corn straw and the blight fungus Ustilago maydis, researchers want to create an oil that can replace palm oil.

Mehrfarbige Säule einer Affinitätschromatografie

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TimVickers/Wikimedia; PD

Affinity chromatography is used to purify proteins, but it involves the use of heavy metal ions (here: nickel). The ProMin project has developed an environmentally and health-friendly alternative.

13.07.2022 Success story

unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Protein production without heavy metal residues

A new purification process promises environmentally friendly extraction of proteins for the food and pharmaceutical industries.

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BASF SE

BASF's newly developed cosmetic active ingredients are based on a bacterium that is part of the skin's natural microflora.

18.07.2022 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry

BASF: Skin care with bacteria

BASF Care Creations has developed two new cosmetic active ingredients based on probiotics.

Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler der Universität Göttingen haben ein Verfahren entwickelt, mit dem sich Paneele aus Hanf, Flachs und Popcorngranulat herstellen lassen.

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Udo Schmidt/Smarter Habitat

Affordable housing made from environmentally friendly and CO2-neutral building materials: Scientists at the University of Göttingen have developed a process for producing panels from hemp, flax and popcorn granules.

20.07.2022 News

Construction Plants Agriculture sciences

Panels made of popcorn for drywall

The University of Göttingen has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Munich-based start-up Smarter Habitat to produce building materials from popcorn granules.