28.05.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Field robot helps with weed control
Researchers from Aachen and their partners have developed a field robot that detects weeds and removes them with electric shocks.
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29.05.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences
Heat sensors for beehives
Max Planck researchers from Mainz want to use mini-sensors to ensure even temperature in beehives, thus better protecting honey bees from parasites.
31.05.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Healing plants with nanocapsules
The nano-active substance transporters known from medicine were successfully used for the first time for the treatment of dreaded plant diseases. And on top of it all, they are also made of waste.
27.05.2019 News
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Fighting the climate crisis at all levels
At the ICCA climate conference in Heidelberg, political and economic actors stressed the need for cooperation between government decision-makers.
28.05.2019 News
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Using genome editing for plant breeding
In a statement on genome editing, the Max Planck Society argues for the targeted use of CRISPR-Cas9 in plant breeding and urges legislative changes.
03.06.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Tool set for potato growers
Researchers at the University of Düsseldorf are developing genetic approaches to accelerate the path to new varieties.
05.06.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Making agricultural systems more ecological
A Franco-German research project is investigating how efficient agriculture could largely do without chemical-synthetic crop protection.
07.06.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Agricultural research: New alliance with Brazil
The sustainable production of crops is the focus of a cooperation between agricultural research institutions in Germany and Brazil.
22.11.2018 News
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A pan-European university for the bioeconomy
Following the inititative of the German University of Hohenheim, the six leading European universities regarding bioeconomy will join forces and establish a pan-European university.
23.11.2018 News
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World Summit for the Protection of Biodiversity
The 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference, held until the end of November in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, focusses on the implementation of global goals for the protection of biodiversity.
26.11.2018 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry
Fibers from greenhouse gas
An algal technology developed by Munich scientists could help mitigate global warming. It converts carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into valuable carbon fibers.
27.11.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
AI identifies new rice variants
The International Rice Research Institute IRRI and the Tübingen-based biotech company Computomics aim to identify new resistant rice varieties using artificial intelligence.
03.12.2018 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Rethinking sustainable agriculture
In a new report, the international InterAcademy Partnership states that food production and consumption must change drastically to limit climate change.
06.12.2018 News
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Finding new sustainable solutions
During this years "disruptive innovation festival" numerous online sessions and podcasts explained the concept and opportunities of a circular economy and insects as food or feed.
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.
07.12.2018 News
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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.
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.
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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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.
12.12.2018 News
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New biocatalyst for green chemistry
Materials researchers from Karlsruhe are using enzymes as a biobased, energy-saving and sustainable alternative to conventional catalysts.