24.08.2017 News
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Circular economy: digitalisation could close loops
Circular economy in Germany is not living up to its potential according to an analysis published by the Wuppertal Institute.
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25.08.2017 News
Food unspecific Materials sciences
Awards for sustainable packaging
Among the winners of the German Packaging Awards 2017 are three manufacturers that have developed the best packaging in the category of "sustainability".
25.08.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Denka buys pharming pioneer Icon Genetics
Japanese company Denka pays €75 million to acquire German plant biotech Icon Genetics. The Halle-based company produces therapeutic proteins in plants.
30.08.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Sweet potato: complex genome unlocked
Scientists from China and Germany trace the origin of the huge sweet potato genome back to a crossbreeding between two ancestors 50,000 years ago.
31.08.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
European Forest Institute opens its doors in Bonn
The new EFI office in Bonn has become operational. Above all experts will focus on the resiliency of European forests and an international knowledge exchange.
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BIOCOM
04.09.2017 Product
Automobile Plants
Engine cover
In October 1997 Mercedes Benz introduced the A-Class to the market. With this first generation of the A-Class, Mercedes pioneered minivans. Further generations and adaptations followed, since 2013, biobased plastics have also been used.
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Bugfoundation
06.10.2017 Product
Food Animals
Burger
It is well known that insects are rich in protein and vitamins. Compared to conventional livestock farming, rearing insects is much more environmentally friendly and they also have a lot to offer in terms of taste.
07.09.2017 News
Construction Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology
Building blocks made of fungi
KIT researchers are testing fungi roots as an alternative and sustainable building material. They are presenting a “MycoTree“ made of fungi and bamboo at the Biennale in Seoul.
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Guido Ritter/ FH Münster
Researcher Profile
Food unspecific Nutritional sciences
On the appreciation of food
Vast amounts of food never make it to the dinner plate and instead end up in the bin. In Münster, Guido Ritter is committed to ensuring that food is properly valued. Among other things he is developing of new types of packaging that increase the shelf life of products.
15.09.2017 News
Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences
Role model farming by Bayer
As part of its sustainability initiative “ForwardFarming”, Bayer CropScience opened its second role model farm - this time in Nauen, just outside of Berlin.
14.09.2017 News
Food Animals Nutritional sciences
Insects as an alternative protein source
Insects could offer an alternative protein source for food, feed, or cosmetics. International experts discussed recent trends during the INSECTA conference in Berlin.
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Sabine Schmidt
17.09.2017 Interview
Consumables unspecific Materials sciences
Sustainable clothing for everyone
Sabine Schmidt, CEO of Xaxiraxi, offers sustainable and fashionable clothes for people with skin problems.
02.08.2017 Studies and statistics
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Global Footprint Network (2017): Earth Overshoot Day
The Earth Overshoot Day is the date on which humanity’s resource consumption for the year exceeds Earth’s capacity to regenerate those resources that year.
03.08.2017 News
unspecific unspecific Biodiversity
More is not always better
Researchers in Oldenburg found that the health of an ecosystem is not directly related to how many species inhabit it.
04.08.2017 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Dodder does more than feed off plants
Dodder, a parasitic vine, transfers warning signals from one host-plant to another if one of them is attacked by herbivores.
15.08.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Gates foundation invests millions in rice project
Rice blight is a plant disease causing severe harvest losses in Asia. A consortium led by German researchers is now funded with US$6 million by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
17.08.2017 News
unspecific Plants Forestry
Gas bubbles trigger tree drought mortality
A global study by 62 scientists found that drought-induced tree death is based on their mechanistic inability to suck in water with their roots.
18.08.2017 News
Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Protein summer drink made of lupins
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Freising developed a new technique to brew a refreshing sports drink made of the seeds of sweet lupins.
23.08.2017 News
unspecific unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Biomimetic coating prevents mussel sticking
Researchers developed a new non-toxic coating for underwater surfaces that prevents mussels and other organisms from sticking to them and damaging them.
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BIOCOM AG
Researcher Profile
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Turning waste into packaging "gold"
For Eduardo Gordillo, vegetable waste represents the ideal raw material for packaging and disposable tableware. His Hamburg-based start-up Bio-lutions turns agricultural waste into biodegradable moulded fibre products. The multi award-winning material can be produced with minimal technical effort, anywhere in the world.