07.12.2023 Product
Consumables Plants
Most users know that the production of smartphones places a heavy burden on the environment. But protective covers made of plastic can also be harmful to humans and nature. Manufacturers use plant-based plastic alternatives to develop more sustainable products.
03.04.2023 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
With COLIPI and traceless materials, two German start-ups have qualified for the finals of the "Renewable Material of the Year 2023" award.
05.04.2023 News
Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers have developed a new bio-composite material that is made from CO2-neutral raw materials and is biodegradable.
11.04.2023 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
To close urban carbon cycles, researchers at the University of Kassel want to investigate whether activated carbon made from potato peels, food scraps and other kitchen waste is suitable for wastewater treatment.
06.04.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Researchers have been able to demonstrate that the rewetted cultivation areas of peat mosses are genuine greenhouse gas sinks. This could save up to 85% of CO2 emissions.
14.04.2023 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Biotech company AMSilk has raised an additional €25 million in a Series C financing round to advance its global market presence.
12.04.2023 Studies and statistics
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Forests are also suffering from an increasingly severe insect mortality. According to a study by the Technical University of Darmstadt, this also has an impact on other organisms.
06.10.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Temperatures in the ground are rising faster than in the air. This is the conclusion of a study in which researchers also call for a reassessment of the effects of heat extremes in the ground.
04.10.2023 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The enzyme PET46, which originates from archaea, decomposes medium- and long-chain plastic molecules, as a research team from Germany has discovered.
02.10.2023 Success story
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Linopol project has developed a process to produce polymer intermediates from biological sources.
10.10.2023 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
As part of an EU project, Fraunhofer ISC is working on a bio-based alternative to so-called 'Forever Chemicals' for packaging and textiles.
09.10.2023 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
A Max Planck team from Bremen has studied a methane microbe living in oil fields that can elegantly convert CO2 into formic acid.
11.10.2023 News
Energy Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
For a long time, the living environment in the fermenters of biogas plants was a black box. An EU consortium with the participation of researchers from Cottbus has used metagenome analysis to track down the most important microbial biogas producers.
23.10.2023 News
Machine and plant engineering Waste Materials sciences
Together with partners, Fraunhofer researchers want to develop material-saving processes for the production of durable components made of fibre-reinforced biopolymers and thus reduce the CO2 content in vehicle components by up to 50%.
19.10.2023 News
Chemistry Fungi Chemistry
The chemical company BASF SE is investing a high double-digit million amount in a new fermentation plant in Ludwigshafen for the production of sustainable crop protection products.
24.10.2023 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biodiversity
Diatoms have developed a way to grow successfully even in nutrient-poor marine regions.
20.10.2023 News
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The Potsdam Science Park Conference focused on innovations for the food industry and medicine. Around 160 interested people came to find out about new developments on the Golm Campus and in the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region.
02.10.2023 Studies and statistics
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Replacing 50% of meat and dairy products with plant-based alternatives by 2050 can reduce agriculture and land use related greenhouse gas emissions by 31% and halt the degradation of forest and natural land, according to a recent study.
27.10.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) wants to massively advance the breeding of climate-adapted and high-performance crops. Funding is being provided for alliances and junior research groups that use the entire spectrum of modern breeding techniques – including genome editing.
01.11.2023 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Grand Jamboree of iGEM, the international student competition on synthetic biology, starts in Paris on 2 November. There will be 19 university teams from Germany at the start. All projects at a glance.
