22.10.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Deposits of plastic particles in the soil can endanger the behaviour of bees and thus the function of agricultural landscapes and global food security. This is shown by an international study involving German researchers.
23.10.2024 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis in Rostock have developed a catalyst that can synthesise amines – which are important for the chemical industry – from used cooking oil in a single step.
25.10.2024 News
Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Volkswagen Foundation is supporting six projects with around 7.8 million euros that are developing innovative approaches for the utilisation of biogenic and recyclable waste materials in the sense of a circular economy - including five projects on bioeconomy.
29.10.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
How do plants control their guard cells and thus their water loss? Scientists at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg have made discoveries that could be of interest for future agriculture.
31.10.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
A European research team with German participation wants to show that the cultivation of plants can make contaminated soil fit again and that their biomass is suitable for high-quality textiles.
04.11.2024 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
After two years of research, the French company Carbios and the textile consortium Fibre-to-Fibre present the world's first garment made entirely from enzymatically recycled plastic and textile polymers.
06.11.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) in Halle (Saale) and the University of Cologne have discovered a new group of defence substances in barley that protects its roots against fungal attack.
08.11.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences
As part of an international research project, researchers in Braunschweig are investigating how seaweed can be successfully cultivated in offshore facilities in order to relieve the pressure on coastal areas.
11.11.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Researchers at the University of Rostock were able to demonstrate the positive environmental changes following the rewetting of a coastal moor on the island of Rügen using the diatom.
12.11.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Bioökonomie mitgestalten
According to a ZALF study, a mix of economic incentives and adapted land use models could drive the rewetting of peatlands in Europe and make the cultivation of paludiculture more attractive for farmers.
04.07.2022 Product
unspecific Plants
Not just since Corona has online trade been booming - and so has the demand for packaging and cushioning materials. A nature-based innovation now offers an alternative to conventional cushioning materials and turns the packaging industry into a circular economy.
05.07.2022 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
The Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT) in Rostock has opened a new facility to perform laboratory chemistry in the kilo range.
05.07.2022 Country
unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten
The westernmost country in South America is rich in bioresources, is a globally important agricultural and food producer, and has an export-oriented forestry industry. The biotechnology sector is on the rise. While there is no explicit bioeconomy strategy, a number of policies are relevant to the biobased economy.
06.07.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
The water dependence of plants and ecosystems as a result of climate change will increase significantly in some regions, according to a new study.
01.07.2022 Studies and statistics
unspecific unspecific Biodiversity
Economists at the Finance for Biodiversity (F4B) Initiative warn in a study that the loss of biodiversity could severely damage the revenue streams of many countries.
11.07.2022 News
unspecific Plants Materials sciences
Natural fiber-based organic sheets are expected to make the housings of e-bike batteries lighter.
12.07.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Using corn straw and the blight fungus Ustilago maydis, researchers want to create an oil that can replace palm oil.
13.07.2022 Success story
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
A new purification process promises environmentally friendly extraction of proteins for the food and pharmaceutical industries.
18.07.2022 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry
BASF Care Creations has developed two new cosmetic active ingredients based on probiotics.
20.07.2022 News
Construction Plants Agriculture sciences
The University of Göttingen has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Munich-based start-up Smarter Habitat to produce building materials from popcorn granules.
