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.
31.05.2023 News
Chemistry Plants Materials sciences
A research project aims to create an alternative to packaging materials made from fossil plastic.
30.05.2023 Success story
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Fraunhofer researchers from Stuttgart and Leuna have investigated how valuable ingredients can be obtained in high yield from diatoms.
13.06.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
The signaling molecule TOR detects whether there is enough sugar to form new roots.
08.06.2023 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
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.
09.06.2023 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
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.
14.06.2023 News
Construction Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers in Berlin want to use a novel biofilm made of algae to protect buildings from overheating and thus ensure a better urban climate.
08.06.2023 Interview
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Nicole van Dam is an expert in chemical plant ecology and researches how plants use natural chemistry to communicate with friend and foe.
16.06.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Microorganisms play a crucial role in carbon storage in soils. This is confirmed by an international study with the participation of researchers in Jena.
22.06.2023 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
A biodegradable support material for 3D printing was developed at the University of Stuttgart from the bioplastic PHBV and common salt.
19.06.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Seed specialist KWS Saat and Berlin-based start-up VF Nutrition GmbH entered into a multi-year partnership to further develop plant-based foods.
06.06.2023 Studies and statistics
unspecific unspecific Biodiversity
The Earth Commission, an international coalition of scientists, warns that life on Earth is threatened by global warming, dwindling freshwater reserves, pollution and a reduction in biodiversity.
20.06.2023 News
Energy Microorganisms unspecific
Archaea decompose alkanes from petroleum naturally produced near hydrothermal vents on the seafloor.
26.06.2023 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Leibniz researchers in Jena have demonstrated that bacteria use hydrogen for microbial electrosyntheses.
06.07.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
For the cultivation of food crops, Veganz, a company specializing in vegan foods, has secured the licensing rights to the vertical farming technology developed by Fraunhofer IME.
29.06.2023 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
UPM and VAUDE plan to produce the first fleece jacket from wood-based polyester. The biobased chemical is to be produced on a large scale at UPM's new biorefinery in Leuna.
11.07.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology
Young researchers from Düsseldorf want to score points at this year's iGEM student competition in Boston with a biological fertilizer made from symbiotic fungi.
07.07.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Biodiversity
When streptomyces secrete arginoketides, other microorganisms react in ways they otherwise would not.
12.07.2023 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Two Fraunhofer institutes are being funded by the Free State of Bavaria with almost 12 million euros for the development of climate-neutral fuels from biomass and carbon dioxide.
06.07.2023 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
The BonaRes project SUSALPSII investigates how climate change in the Alps affects the productivity of grassland soils and how management can be changed in the future.
14.07.2023 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
In Hesse, the cultivation of deep-rooted spice plants in wheat fields is being tested to improve the nutrient and water supply of the soil.