11.08.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
The meristem tissue in the shoot apex, which is important for growth, develops a memory for heat stress in plants that helps them survive. Researchers from Potsdam have observed this.
17.08.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
In adverse environmental conditions such as heat or drought, trees put survival processes before growth.
18.08.2021 Product
Consumables Plants
Instead of cotton pads and the like, sustainable makeup removal wipes are equally good for the skin and the environment.
19.08.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
A new method detects wild weeds, thereby reducing the need for herbicides in agriculture.
24.08.2021 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
Nonwovens made from the bioplastic polylactide can remove virus-laden aerosols from rooms equally well as conventional plastic filters.
24.08.2021 Product
Chemistry Plants
Sounds paradoxical, but works brilliantly: Beetroot, often known as the cause of stubborn stains, qualifies as an ecological cleaning agent.
01.10.2021 Success story
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
A special process makes natural fibers more heat-resistant, enabling them to be used in engineering thermoplastics.
31.08.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
Making satellite data on the forest ecosystem available quickly and seamlessly is the goal of the newly established Copernicus Network Office "Wald" ("Forest").
02.09.2021 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
The U.S. company Kalera acquires shares worth millions in the Munich-based indoor farming specialist &ever to further expand its global market position in the vertical farming sector.
10.09.2021 News
Consumables Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Munich-based cleantech start-up NxFoods wants to use biotechnological processes to bring a chocolate to market that does not contain cocoa but is produced in a climate-friendly and fair way.
13.09.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Ceravis AG and Fraunhofer FEP have founded a new company, E-Vita GmbH, to establish the Dresden researchers' innovative seed treatment method on the market.
14.09.2021 News
Automobile unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers at the Institute for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (IfBB) at Hannover University of Applied Sciences want to develop bioplastics for the automotive industry that can withstand high temperatures and stresses.
20.09.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is once again promoting structural change in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and providing millions for research into artificial intelligence in agriculture.
05.10.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Microbial decomposition of biodegradable PBSA films works well under climate change conditions. However, the plastic can endanger field yields.
28.09.2021 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
CleanTech start-up BIO-LUTIONS and Zelfo Technology have been awarded the Brandenburg Innovation Prize for developing a process for producing natural fibers.
22.10.2021 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Using shallow- and deep-rooted wheat varieties in one field, researchers aim to improve the plants' nutrient and water availability and make them more resilient.
27.09.2021 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
An agri-photovoltaic system was set up on an organic fruit farm in Gelsdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate, to explore its potential for fruit cultivation.
11.10.2021 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
The first high-tech greenhouse of the new Phytotechnikum was officially opened on the campus of the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart.
12.10.2021 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
A team led by Potsdam biochemist Peter Seeberger has succeeded in obtaining BMBF funding for the establishment of two large-scale research centers for the reorientation of chemical production in central Germany.
04.10.2021 Interview
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
The Potsdam molecular biologist Philip Wigge is researching the mechanisms by which plants detect and adapt to ambient temperatures.
