01.11.2017 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The German industrial biotech company Brain AG has developed a new bio-leaching method to isolate and retain metals by breaking down waste and ore.
11.10.2017 Success story
Automobile Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers in Halle and Potsdam are experimenting with compsite-materials made of beech fibres and bioplastics.
03.11.2017 News
unspecific Plants Agriculture sciences
In the "Lancet Countdown" report, international experts from basic research to political scientists analyse the relationship between public health and climate change.
02.11.2017 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant is set to build a sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol plant in Romania.
16.11.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
According to a new study by Munich researchers, warmer temperatures in cities speed up the growth of urban trees and let them age faster.
15.11.2017 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The 15 German teams at the finals of the iGEM competition for synthetic biology did very well: no overall win, but they received eight gold, three silver, and three bronze medals.
16.11.2017 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers from Berlin managed to reprogram the intestinal bacteria E. coli in such a way that they generate the underwater adhesives as seen in mussels.
20.11.2017 News
unspecific unspecific Energy technologies
The new Green Finance Cluster in Frankfurt is open for business. The goal: to pair up sustainable innovations and funding opportunities.
21.11.2017 Interview
Construction Plants Energy technologies
Heidi Schiller and her KAITO Projekt GmbH  already introduced electricity from renewable resources to the Senegal. Now they are working to establish local reed as renewable building material.
28.11.2017 Product
Construction Plants
Plastic is produced from meadow grass in a resource-conserving manner using a recirculation process. Sustainable and environmentally friendly.
22.11.2017 News
Construction Plants Biodiversity
According to a new report by researchers from Leipzig University, the economic and ecological value of any forest increases with its level of biodiversity.
23.11.2017 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry
Researchers from Jena report that the symbiosis of the thistle tortoise beetles with a specific bacterium allows them to digest plant cell walls.
23.11.2017 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Researchers in Munich deciphered the complex genome sequence of goatgras. This ancestor of the common wheat could improve targeted breeding.
28.11.2017 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biodiversity
Pseudomonas bacteria can immobilise microalgae within moments. Researchers from Jena identified orfamid A as the chemical culprit.
29.11.2017 Success story
Pharmaceutical industry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Membrane adsorbers can assist in the gentle and loss-free purification of proteins. Now, biotechnologists have optimised the technology in order to obtain cytokines for use in biomedicine.
29.11.2017 Product
Chemistry Plants
The demands on modern running shoes are high. They should be light and stable, tear-resistant and stretchy, even when wet.
01.12.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences
Researchers in Jena found out why the corn rootworm is such a devastating pest: it exploits the plants defenses and then uses it against potential enemies.
30.11.2017 News
Chemistry Animals Biodiversity
According to researchers in Kiel, the increasing acidification of the oceans cause growing problems for mussels when developing their shells.
01.11.2017 Product
Consumables Microorganisms
A baby or toddler "produces" up to ten full diapers a day. Not only parents can imagine the huge mountains of rubbish.
04.12.2017 News
Chemistry unspecific Energy technologies
According to a recent study, there are 224 biorefineries online in Europe. The platforms differ by region, depending on the available resources.
