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Arbeitshose aus Bananenfasern, Biobaumwolle und Bambus

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Engelbert Strauss GmbH und Co. KG

03.06.2023 Product

Textiles Waste

Work trousers

A large proportion of all items of clothing produced world-wide is made of synthetic fibres such as polyester – and the amount is rising. A German textile company is looking for alternative solutions and presents biodegradable workwear from plant based raw materials.

weiße kleine Hohlzylinder aus geschäumtem Material

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Foamed plastics for packaging materials have so far mostly been based on petroleum.

31.05.2023 News

Chemistry Plants Materials sciences

Starch based foam film

A research project aims to create an alternative to packaging materials made from fossil plastic.

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Fraunhofer IGB

Dried chrysolaminarin was obtained from processed algal biomass.

30.05.2023 Success story

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Algae biotechnology: creating profitable processes

Fraunhofer researchers from Stuttgart and Leuna have investigated how valuable ingredients can be obtained in high yield from diatoms.

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LEAF FAMILY - Elke Zettl und Gerhard Jacke GbR

08.08.2023 Product

Textiles Plants

Wallet

Concerns about animal welfare, the climate and the environment are increasingly prompting consumers to buy vegan imitation leather. Leave-based leather alternatives impress with their unique look and are biodegradable.

Blasslila Bogen mit kleinen leuchtenden Punkten, aus dem zwei kräftig lila gefärbte Hörnchen herauswachsen

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Michael Stitz, Universität Heidelberg

Two lateral root primordia develop from the main root of Arabidopsis thaliana. Images (with false colors) were taken with a confocal microscope.

13.06.2023 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

How the TOR protein regulates root growth

The signaling molecule TOR detects whether there is enough sugar to form new roots.

Ethanolanlage von Südzucker-Tochter CropEnergies in Zeitz

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Martin Jehnichen

Südzucker subsidiary CropEnergies' site in Zeitz has been producing up to 400,000 cubic meters of ethanol per year since 2005.

08.06.2023 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

CropEnergies focuses on biobased chemicals

The first production plant for manufacturing renewable ethyl acetate from sustainable ethanol is to be built at the site of Südzucker subsidiary CropEnergies in Zeitz by 2025.

Gänseblümchen, Erbsen, Raps & Co.: Bei diesen Mini-Testbroten verleihen alternative Proteine dem Teig eine locker-luftige Struktur, wie sie sonst nur mit Gluten erreicht werden kann.

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Oliver Reuther / Universität Hohenheim

Daisies, peas, rapeseed & co.: In these mini test loaves, alternative proteins give the dough a fluffy, airy structure that can otherwise only be achieved with gluten.

09.06.2023 News

Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Alternative proteins for gluten-free baked goods

Using proteins from pea, rapeseed, quinoa and daisies, Hohenheim researchers want to replace gluten protein in baked goods and thus make pasta both fluffy and nutritious.

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Pixabay

Green facades improve the urban climate, but require a lot of maintenance.

14.06.2023 News

Construction Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Protect house facades with algae biofilms

Researchers in Berlin want to use a novel biofilm made of algae to protect buildings from overheating and thus ensure a better urban climate.

Nicole van Damm, Wissenschaftliche Direktorin des Leibniz-Instituts für Gemüse- und Zierpflanzenbau (IGZ) in Großbeeren

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IGZ

08.06.2023 Interview

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

"Environmental stress causes plants to lose the ability to defend themselves"

Nicole van Dam is an expert in chemical plant ecology and researches how plants use natural chemistry to communicate with friend and foe.

Ausschnitte aus der Vitual Reality für die CUBES Circle-Anlage in einem urbanen Umfeld

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Zoltan Ferenczi

Excerpts from Vitual Reality for the CUBES Circle facility in an urban setting.

19.04.2023 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

CUBES Circle: Research building presented

The construction of the CUBES Circle research facility has taken an important step forward: The shell of the building has now been unveiled on HU Berlin's Dahlem campus. The circulation system for urban food production is scheduled for completion in the fall.

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Swen Reichhold/Universität Leipzig

Dr. Christian Sonnendecker from the Institute of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Leipzig at work in the laboratory.

17.04.2023 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

PET demand ever higher

Researchers in Leipzig have improved the efficiency of an enzyme that can degrade the plastic familiar from bottles.

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TUM

The TUM Venture Labs drive start-ups forward with a globally competitive funding program.

20.04.2023 News

Food unspecific Agriculture sciences

Oetker Group supports start-up incubator

The Venture Lab of the TU Munich has a new partner: The food company Dr. Oetker will support start-ups in the field of food-agro-biotech.

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Flora Incognita

The Flora Incognita app recognizes 16,000 species worldwide and is available in 20 languages.

26.04.2023 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Flora Incognita enhanced with AI

Thanks to artificial intelligence, the plant identification app can now recognize three times as many plants - and with greater accuracy.

Spulen mit Fasern und Häufchen aus Granulat

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DITF

The starting materials enable the production of sustainable composite materials.

25.04.2023 News

Textiles Plants Materials sciences

New fiber composite made from biopolymers

A research collaboration has developed a sustainable alternative for the production of organosheets.

Die neuen Biokunststofffolien aus PBS sind recyclingfähig, biologisch abbaubar und können auf gängigen Extrusionsanlagen verarbeitet werden.

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POLIFILM

The new bioplastic films made from PBS are recyclable, biodegradable and can be processed on common extrusion lines.

02.05.2023 News

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

Shipping bags made from new bioplastic

Fraunhofer researchers have expanded the range of sustainable bioplastics with a new type of polybutylene succinate (PBS) and produced a first product from it.

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Michael Radloff

A Corn Bunting is foraging in a fallow field.

09.05.2023 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Fallow land promotes bird diversity

A study shows how to most effectively create fallow land to strengthen biodiversity.

Am liebsten 100% plastikfrei: Verpackungsvorschlag des EDGGY-Teams.

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Oliver Reuther

Ideally, 100% plastic-free: packaging proposal of the EDGGY team.

05.05.2023 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Edible packaging from eggshells

"Eat, don't dispose" - with this in mind, students have developed bio-based packaging from food waste that can be eaten.

Zwei Männer diskutieren für einem Monitor, der chemische Strukturformeln zeigt.

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Otto Zellmer / TUM

PhD student Vivian Willers and Professor Volker Sieber from the Technical University of Munich discuss artificial photosynthesis for environmentally friendly food production.

04.05.2023 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Artificial photosynthesis produces important amino acid

A team from the Technical University of Munich has developed a cell-free bioprocess in which the important protein building block L-alanine is produced from CO2 and hydrogen.