23.06.2017 News
Food Animals Agriculture sciences
Scientists and anglers in the same boat
A participatory ecological experiment involving anglers and scientists has resulted in a more sustainable management of freshwater fisheries ressources.
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28.06.2017 News
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Bio-based industries alliance updates strategy
The updated roadmap of the European Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) includes new sectors and focuses on multi-value-chain approaches.
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Private
27.06.2017 Interview
Food Animals Nutritional sciences
Fitness bars made of crickets
SWARM founder Christopher Zeppenfeld and his team are hoping to popularise insect-based snacks with a first fitness bar made from crickets. Their new product is set to open the market to innovative protein alternatives.
29.06.2017 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
Lindau: Spotlight on green chemistry
This year's Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting at Lake Constance covers topics such as the future of chemistry, climate change and the trust in scientific data.
30.06.2017 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Genetic markers for new tomato strain
Different shapes, colours, and aromas - the tomato is a truly diverse plant. The Gatersleben-based company TraitGenetics deciphers new molecular markers within the genetic material of plants – including tomatoes – with the aim of speeding up the breeding of new varieties.
04.07.2017 News
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Drought-tolerant fir can replace spruce
Both the Silver and the Douglas fir are more tolerant to drought than the Norway spruce, researchers from Freiburg found out by studying hundreds of trees across the black forest.
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Gescher/ KIT
Researcher Profile
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Microorganisms transform exhaust fumes into bioplastic
Johannes Gescher investigates the many and varied metabolic capacities of bacteria. With his work he is trying to get microbes to produce bioplastics from the carbon dioxide contained in waste gases.
06.07.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences
Neonics hurt honeybees and wild bees
Pesticides such as neonicotinoids damage bee health and survival. This is only one result of three remarkable field trial studies.
07.07.2017 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Kiel: Bayer invests millions in animal health site
Bayer aims to further build its Animal Health sector by investing €92 million in its production site in Kiel.
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JFK
11.07.2017 Interview
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
From biomass to hydrocarbons
As part of the project ‘DropIn Biofuels’, Johannes Kabisch and his team of researchers are synthesising microbial hydrocarbons for use in the production of biofuels. The end product is hoped to serve as a potential future replacement for kerosene and diesel, and could thus also contribute to making air traffic more environmentally friendly.
10.07.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Wild wheat genome: the roots of domestication
A team including researchers from Gatersleben and Munich has published the genome sequence of Wild Emmer wheat. It is the wild form of nearly all the domesticated wheat in the world.
10.07.2017 Studies and statistics
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Study (2017): Global Wood Pellet Industry and Trade
A study conducted for the International Energy Agency (IEA) provides a comprehensive inventory regarding the wood pellet industry and the markets of more than 30 countries.
11.07.2017 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
A greenhouse for farming in space
A closed-loop greenhouse using Aeroponics to grow vegetables will be tested in Antarctica by German scientists. The set-up of the test run was recently presented to the public.
13.07.2017 News
Energy Plants Forestry
Global wood pellet market with dynamic growth
A new study has analysed the wood pellet market in more than thirty countries. The study was published by the German Centre for Biomass Research.
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Original Food GmbH
Researcher Profile
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Compostable coffee capsules
With his fully compostable coffee capsule, the founder of the company Original Food, Florian Hammerstein, once again proves to be a pioneer of sustainable ideas. Above all, the work of the entrepreneur serves as a reminder that things can be done differently.
14.07.2017 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Turning organic waste into fuel
Using zeolite catalysts, Munich-based chemists have managed to reduce temperature and energy requirements to efficiently turn waste into biofuels.
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BIOCOM
14.07.2017 Product
Construction unspecific
Dowel
The first plastic dowel revolutionized the possibilities of wall mounting in 1958. About 50 years after its invention, there is another innovation: the dowel turns green", and will now be made of a plastic, that consists of more than 50% of castor oil.
18.07.2017 News
Consumables unspecific ICT
Evonik on the path to digitalisation
The specialty chemicals company Evonik aims to invest €100 million in digitalisation. The company will use the artificial intelligence capacities of IBM's supercomputer „Watson“.
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31.08.2017 Product
Chemistry Plants
Cleaner
Straw, in former times hats were made out of it as well as baskets or drinking-straws. It is still used for insulation in house building. Recently it has also been used for cleaning agents.
20.07.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Watching the inner workings of plants
For the first time the distribution and utilisation of the ubiquitous energy currency ATP was visualised in living plants. This may aid future plant breeding schemes.