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Flachs bei der Röste auf dem Feld
The retting process on the field has a decisive effect on the quality of flax fibres.

Textiles Plants Agriculture sciences

Optimizing flax for biomaterials

How can flax be used for composite materials? Researchers from Bremen have developed a toolbox for plant breeders.

Max Kämer von Bugfoundation hat den ersten Insektenburger auf den Markt gebracht.

Food Animals Nutritional sciences

Insects instead of beef in burgers

Insects as an alternative to meat: This is the business idea with which Max Krämer and his team from Bugfoundation want to make fast food in Europe more healthy and sustainable.

Eine neuartige Prozesskette soll die Synthese der Basis-Chemikalie Methanol aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen oder Nebenproduktströmen ermöglichen.
A new type of process chain is to allow the synthesis of the base chemical methanol from renewable raw materials or by-products.

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Making methanol from biomass

Researchers from Karlsruhe are fermenting biomass under high pressure to produce the base chemical methanol. The OptiMeOH project is being funded by the German Research Ministry with 1.4 million euros.

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Consumables Waste

Arm chair

Olive leaves are a waste product from olive harvests and are frequently burned as green waste. They contain valuable ingredients with which biodegradable and skin-compatible premium leather can be produced.

Consumables unspecific Chemistry

3D printing with bioplastics

Thorsten Perl has the head behind the start-up Bioinspiration. Its focus is on 3D printing with bioplastics.

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nova-Institute (2016): Europe’s bioeconomy in figures

The bioeconomy employs 18.3 million people in total and generates a turnover of €2.1 trillion

Bio-Schmieröl aus Frittenfett
The lubricant made of old frying oil is kind to the skin and biodegradable.

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Bio-lubricants from chip frying oil

Material researchers in Berlin have developed an enzymatic process for making lubricants out of used oil. The new bio-lubricant is based on oil that has been used for deep frying and it is biodegradable.

Blick auf Garnrollen im Recycling Atelier Augsburg
From single fibres to card slivers: the Recycling Atelier Augsburg has all the necessary equipment for processing recycled textiles.

Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

DATI innovation communities

Of the 20 innovation communities selected as part of DATIpilot, two are focussing on innovations in biotechnology and one on textile recycling. The consortia are being funded by the BMBF with up to 5 million euros.

Anhand von Drohnenfotos oder anderen Bildern aus frühem Wachstumsstadien kann die Software die zukünftige Entwicklung der Pflanzen visualisieren.
Using drone photos or other images from early growth stages, the software can visualise the future development of the plants.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

AI makes the growth of arable plants visible

Researchers in Bonn have developed software that can be used to visualise the future growth of arable crops and predict important parameters such as yield.

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Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Green ERA-Hub: EU alliances for innovative plant breeding wanted

As part of the European "Green ERA-Hub" initiative, the BMBF is funding innovative approaches for a sustainable bioeconomy. A new round of calls for proposals is focussing on the breeding of resistant crops.

Probenahme von Mikroplastik im Ablauf der Kläranlage Petershausen mithilfe eines rotierenden Siebfilters durch Samuel Schmucker
Sampling of microplastics in the effluent of the Petershausen wastewater treatment plant using a rotating sieve filter

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Removing microplastics from sewage treatment plants

Researchers at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences have developed a biological process in which worms and microbes help to break down microplastics in wastewater.

Maisanbau mit angemessener Stickstoffgabe auf der Forschungsstation Syferkuil der Universität Limpopo
Maize cultivation with appropriate nitrogen application at the Syferkuil research station of the University of Limpopo

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Study: Redistributed nitrogen consumption increases global food security

An optimal redistribution of global nitrogen quantities in fertilisation would also ensure food security and sustainability in countries of the Global South. This is the conclusion of an international study involving researchers from Göttingen.

Das neuartige PLA-Material lässt sich auf gängigen Verarbeitungsanlagen ähnlich wie LDPE zu Folien verarbeiten
The new PLA material can be processed into films on conventional systems similarly to LDPE.

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Innovative bioplastic film made from PLA

Fraunhofer researchers have developed a flexible film material from the bioplastic PLA that does not require plasticisers and is recyclable.

BASF möchte in Zukunft mit dem Bakterium Basfia succiniciproducens aus Zucker und Kohlenstoffdioxid ein für die Chemieproduktion wichtiges Zwischenprodukt herstellen.
BASF wants to use the bacterium Basfia succiniciproducens to produce an important intermediate product for chemical production from sugar and carbon dioxide.

Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry

Turning CO2 from industrial emissions into a platform chemical

Using bacteria from bovine rumen, researchers led by the chemical company BASF want to produce the platform chemical fumaric acid from industrial emissions from chemical production.

Trauben an einem Rebstock, mit Schäden an Blättern und Früchten
Damage caused by downy mildew on Sauvignon blanc

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

Twice as effective towards more resistant grape varieties

In the SelWineQ project, viticulture researchers are looking for genetic markers in grape varieties in order to predict the quality of future wine by analysing leaves and to speed up breeding.

Eine Biene sitzt an einer weißen Blüte mit gelben Staubblättern
Beneficial insects on the potato blossom would not notice the RNA active ingredient.

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

RNA-based insecticides become competitive

In an SME innovation project, the SenseUp team has found a method to reduce the production costs of RNA molecules for crop protection by more than a factor of 1000.

"Stuttgart in Zukunft: Für den Bildband "Zukunftsbilder 2045" haben Reinventing Society und das Wire Collective eine Vision für den Stuttgarter Marktplatz entworfen."
This is what the marketplace in Stuttgart could look like in 2045: This vision of the future was designed for the illustrated book ‘Zukunftsbilder 2045’ by Reinventing Society and the Wire Collective.

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Stuttgart sets its own bioeconomy strategy

The state capital of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, is the first city in Germany to present a municipal bioeconomy strategy with 22 specific measures to drive forward the transition to a bio-based future.

Permakultur ist eine nachhaltige Form der Landwirtschaft. Mit dem Wechselspiel aus Hügelbeeten, Teichen und Gehölzen bietet sie in diesem Beispiel neben Lebensmitteln auch viele Ökosystemdienstleistungen und Lebensraum für Tiere und Pflanzen
Permaculture is a sustainable form of agriculture. With the interplay of raised beds, ponds and shrubs, in this example it offers not only food but also many ecosystem services and a habitat for animals and plants.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Permaculture: Better soils, more biodiversity

Permaculture has the potential to combine agriculture, environmental protection and nature conservation. This is the conclusion of a study involving the Technical University of Kaiserslautern-Landau.

Kolonien des Meeresbakteriums Marinobacter alginolytica. So wie die Federn des Pfaus leuchtende Farben aufweisen, sind diese Farben auf geordnete Strukturen zurückzuführen, die einen photonischen Kristall bilden und Interferenzeffekte verursachen.
The bright colours of the peacock's eye are also due to ordered structures that form a photonic crystal and cause interference effects.

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Sustainable colours with iridescent bacteria

A research team from the Jena Cluster of Excellence ‘Balance of the Microverse’ has decoded the mechanism that enables some bacterial strains to reflect light and form colours in a similar way to butterfly wings.

Die „Flora Incognita“-App hat neue Künstliche Intelligenz erhalten
The Flora Incognita app makes it easy to identify plants with a smartphone.

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity

Deriving climate consequences with data from plant app

With the help of a newly developed algorithm, Leipzig researchers can use data from the plant identification app Flora Incognita to determine the effects of climate change on the plant world.