01.02.2019 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
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.
29.01.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
According to researchers from Heidelberg, so-called bifacial stem cells alternate between producing wood and bast cells.
28.01.2019 News
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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.
05.02.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
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.
01.02.2019 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Partners from research and industry are developing environmentally friendly lubricants based on biopolymers.
30.01.2019 Product
Consumables Microorganisms
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.
06.02.2019 News
Chemistry Animals Materials sciences
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.
07.02.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences
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.
08.02.2019 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
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.
12.02.2019 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Jennewein, a biotech company specializing in human milk sugar, is researching milk products in cooperation with the Chinese market leader for dairy goods.
13.02.2019 Success story
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Enzymes are designed to modernize processes. A German team of researchers has now succeeded in doing the same in the production of sausage skins.
13.02.2019 News
Food Plants Food technology
Students of the University of Hohenheim have won a European competition against food waste with their alternative breakfast cereals called "Banaboom".
20.02.2019 News
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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.
21.02.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
A new research consortium plans to investigate the natural defences of wheat in order to protect the plant against diseases and pests.
22.02.2019 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biodiversity
A rare bacterial species competes with methane-forming archaea and thus slows down global warming, a study by researchers from Braunschweig and Vienna shows.
26.02.2019 News
Energy Waste Energy technologies
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.
22.02.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
A new research consortium plans to investigate the natural defences of wheat in order to protect the plant against diseases and pests.
27.02.2019 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
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.
28.02.2019 News
Chemistry Waste Environmental technology
Software developed by Henkel for the recyclability of packaging has passed the critical practical test by Fraunhofer researchers.
05.03.2019 News
Construction unspecific Energy technologies
The Zuse Research Association develops climate-friendly and comfortable technologies – from the basement to the roof.
01.03.2019 News
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German companies comply with their sustainability reporting obligations, a current ranking shows. The top six were awarded in Berlin.
26.02.2019 Success story
Chemistry Waste Agriculture sciences
A German-Brazilian research association has succeeded in producing fertilizers and biopolymers from residual materials from sugar cane processing.
11.03.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity
For the first time, German biodiversity researchers were able to use a statistical model to calculate the diversity of tree species in different regions of the world and produce a complete world map.
01.03.2019 Studies and statistics
Food unspecific Biodiversity
On 22 February 2019, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published the first report on the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture.
08.03.2019 Product
Food Plants
Coffee is the favorite drink in Germany. According to the German Coffee Association, 86% of all adults in Germany drink it every day or at least several times a week.
18.01.2018 News
Chemistry unspecific Agriculture sciences
Researchers at Hohenheim University found a possible new remedy against the Varroa mite: the chemical lithium chloride. It seems highly effective and is would be easy to dispense.
17.01.2018 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Fraunhofer researchers are developing bio-based and biodegradable alternatives to microplastics. They use cellulose particles derived from wood or crops.
19.01.2018 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
Clariant and Global Bioenergies have developed a new polymer from renewable resources for cosmetic creams and lotions.
23.01.2018 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
The offspring of two maize inbred lines provides higher yield than the parent plants. According to researchers at Bonn University this effect is caused by increased gene activity.
24.01.2018 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Evonik and Siemens are developing a new technology that uses bacteria and electricity from renewable resources to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into specialty chemicals.
01.02.2018 Country
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In the current 12th Five-Year Plan, the bioindustry is one of the emerging industries in the spotlight. The Plan for the Development of Bioindustry is about sustainable growth, as it also contributes to smart urban development. Tradtionally, biotechnology has been strongly promoted in China.
13.02.2018 Interview
Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry
At TU Braunschweig, chemist Uwe Schröder is investigating how bacteria can generate electricity from waste water.
09.02.2018 News
Pharmaceutical industry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
In Thuringia, textile researchers are working on bio-based sutures for surgical operations. The new fibres dissolve in the body and are thus safer for the patients.
12.02.2018 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
According to a meta-study by Berlin-based researchers, accumulations of microplastics in the soil are a much greater burden on the environment than in the seas.
20.02.2018 Interview
Food Animals Nutritional sciences
Making insects popular as a new source for protein - that is the goal of "snack insects" founder Folke Dammann. Since 2013, the company based near Hamburg is focused on snacks and cooking ingredients based on insects.
27.02.2018 Interview
unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten
Water researcher Christian Schaum is looking for solutions to reduce the microplastics pollution of inland waters.
20.02.2018 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Mother nature knows best: Biologists discovered that the diversity of bacteria that are able to eat and digest plastic is greater than expected.
27.02.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry unspecific Agriculture sciences
How can soil research support a sustainable bioeconomy? The network BonaRes provided the answer to this and other questions during their recent international conference in Berlin.
07.03.2018 News
Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
From manure to lettuce: the German fertilizer manufacturer K+S is giving the circular economy a whirl and has set up an aquaponics container in Kassel for research purposes.
08.03.2018 News
Pharmaceutical industry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The medical technology manufacturer Polytech is now working together with AMSilk on breast implants with biotechnologically produced spider silk. The first clinical study has just begun.
15.03.2018 Product
Automobile Microorganisms
Objects made of ferrous metals will develop rust over time, especially if they are not in constant use. Once rust has formed, there is no protection against further decomposition.
20.03.2018 News
Pharmaceutical industry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
More effective vaccines against pneumonia could soon be available: A synthetic sugar protects against forms of pneumonia and meningitis that are unaffected by conventional vaccines.
01.03.2018 Country
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Iceland plays a leading role in a bioeconomy alliance with Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Marine resources dominate the bio-based economy in Europe’s second largest island state. Iceland has teamed up with Greenland and the Faroe Islands to jointly develop a bioeconomy strategy.
28.03.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
German researchers are developing a warning system for ecosystem changes. Infrared sensors show how imported plants change the landscape of dunes in Portugal.
04.04.2018 News
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The Leibniz Institute DSMZ is the first collection of microorganisms in Europe that meets the requirements of the Nagoya Protocol. It eases the bureaucratic effort for researchers.
10.04.2018 News
Consumables Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Sporting goods manufacturer Puma and the MIT in Boston are developing smart and bio-based running shoes and a T-shirt that uses microbes to respond to environmental factors.
11.04.2018 News
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800 international experts will participate in the 2nd GBS in Berlin next week. Representatives from politics, science, and the business sector will discuss the future of bioeconomy.
18.04.2018 News
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Starting today, Berlin will be the major hub for 800 international bioeconomy experts: The 2nd GBS will start tonight with a reception at the Federal Ministry of Research and Education.
18.04.2018 Success story
Food Microorganisms Bioökonomie mitgestalten
The strategic alliance "NatLifE 2020" investigates the natural world for plant extracts that enhance the flavour of sugar and salt in food - in order to be able to reduce these components in food without affecting the taste.
19.04.2018 News
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Federal research minister Anja Karliczek officially opened the Global Bioeconomy Summit. 800 international experts from politics, industry, and science joined the 2-day event in Berlin.
17.08.2018 News
Energy Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
Biogas contains too much carbon dioxide compared to natural gas. Researchers have now produced a new type of active carbon from the fermentation residues of the biogas plant, which removes carbon dioxide from the biogas.
23.08.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
Domestic trees are growing faster and faster, but the wood is also losing weight, according to Munich forest researchers.
20.08.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
An international research team analysed the soil microbiome. Bacteria and fungi are constantly fighting for resources and fungi even produce antibiotics to gain an advantage.
27.08.2018 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
An international research team managed to decipher the gigantic and complex wheat genome. The new information is hoped to help in breeding more yield-efficient wheat varities.
31.08.2018 News
unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten
Following the EU's decision to classify crops created by genome editing technologies as GMOs, the German Bioeconomy Council urges politicians to modernize genetic engineering laws.
03.09.2018 Product
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms
Along with nitrogen, phosphorus is one of the most important components in fertilizers. As the world's population grows, so does the demand for food and therefore for phosphorus. However, the resources are finite.
01.04.2019 Studies and statistics
unspecific unspecific Environmental technology
According to a study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT), around 330,000 tons of microplastics are released into the environment every year in Germany alone - a good four kilograms per capita.
12.09.2018 News
Food Plants Chemistry
Researchers from Mainz have found out why the addition of inulin from dandelion changes the texture of food: The colder the mixture, the more it crystallizes.
Researcher Profile
Construction Plants Materials sciences
Civil engineer Wolfram Schmidt aims to make concrete a more sustainable building material. Together with African partners, he has developed a bio-concrete based on manioc shells and other agricultural residues. For this achievement, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research has awarded him an innovation prize.
12.09.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Iron is essential for plant growth and harvest yields. Now, researchers in Jena discovered a new iron transporter that significantly improves the productivity of plants.
