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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.

For the first time researchers were able to visualise and track the ubiquitous energy currency ATP in living plants.

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.

Bier

Chemistry Plants

Beer

The times when people with celiac disease (gluten intolerance) had to renounce beer are over. Due to specific methods, the gluten protein can be separated out, after the brewing process.

Plastikmüll

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Study (2017): Production, use, and fate of plastics

About 70 years ago, plastic became a mass product. 8.3 billion tons have been produced since then - the majority of which (79%) are stored on landfill sites or in the environment.

Katalytisches Zentrum der Vanadium-Nitrogenase, die Stickstoff fixieren und Kohlenmonoxid enzymatisch in kurzkettige Kohlenwasserstoffe umwandeln kann.
3D structure of the catalytic centre of the vanadium-dependent nitrogenase, recently decoded by researchers from Freiburg.

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3D structure of a fertilizer producing enzyme

Researchers of the University of Freiburg have deciphered the 3D structure of an enzyme that might be used for the biotechnological production of fertilizers and fuels.

Lupinen beim Trinken zusehen
Time-resolved 3D neutron tomography shows the rise of deuterated water in the root system of a lupine plant.

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Observing water uptake by lupine roots

How is water transported in the soil as well as through roots of plants? Using 3D neutron imaging, a team of researchers have visualized the waters path to the lupine roots.

Researchers in Munich developed new molecular structures that dissolve and recycle themselves.

Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Smart molecular building blocks

Scientists in Würzburg and Munich have developed innovative molecular building blocks to create smart windows and self-recycling packaging.

Die Bauarbeiten zum neuen Hörsaal- und Forschungsgebäude auf dem Campus Straubing laufen bereits.
A new building for the Campus Straubing that will provide space for laboratories, a lecture hall and much more is being built.

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TU Munich with new bioeconomy campus

The Technical University in Munich is expanding its Straubing site: The new campus will focus on industrial biotechnology and bioeconomy.

Kaffeetasse

Agriculture and forestry Plants

Coffee cup

Coffee grounds are not noxious, but they do produce a lot of waste. The founder of the Berlin start-up company Kafform combined this so-called waste with biopolymers and formed a cup from it.

The Bioeconomy Knowledge Centre, launched by the European Commission, will be a central knowledge hub regarding bioeconomy.

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EC launches Bioeconomy Knowledge Centre

The European Commission has launched a Bioeconomy Knowledge Centre that provides scientific data and background information to facilitate informed policy decisions.

Dunkle Wolken überm Weizenfeld
Researchers have been simulating the effects of climate change on agriculture.

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

The Future of European agriculture

What will be the consequences of climate change on agriculture and nutrition in Europe? Simulation models created by climate researchers in Potsdam are looking to the future.

Laufschuh

Chemistry Plants

Trainers

Waste that accumulates during food production is usually thrown away. This is also true for rice husks. German sportswear manufacturer Puma uses this waste material  for their eco-friendly trainers `Re-Suede´.

Enzymentwicklung beim Biotech-Unternehmen evoxx
Enzyme development in the R&D labs of evoxx. The biotech company is now part of Avanced Enzymes.

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Indian enzyme giant acquires evoxx

The German industrial enzyme specialist evoxx has become part of global biotech company Advanced Enzyme Technologies Limited.

Blick auf den Planeten Erde

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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.

Researchers found that the sheer number of different species in an ecosystem doesn't reveal much about the health of the system.

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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.

Dodder, a parasitic vine, not only feeds off his host plants, but also transfers warning signals from one host plant to another.

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.

Das internationale Forscherteam um Wolf Frommer will Reis gegen die gefährliche Weißblättrigkeit resistent machen.

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.

An oak tree suffering from heat in combination with drought, during the summer of 2016 in Thuringia, Germany.

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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.

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Freising developed a new technique to brew a drink made of the seeds of lupins.

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.

Mussels can stick to almost any surface and can weigh as much as 1,700 pounds per square foot. This causes a lot of damage.

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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.