28.02.2019 News
Chemistry Waste Environmental technology
Making packaging recyclable
Software developed by Henkel for the recyclability of packaging has passed the critical practical test by Fraunhofer researchers.
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26.08.2019 News
unspecific Animals Biodiversity
Large freshwater fish on the way out
An inventory of life in inland waters reveals a population loss that is twice as high as on land and in the sea.
14.08.2019 Studies and statistics
Consumables Plants Biodiversity
WWF (2019): Global forest report
According to the "Below The Canopy" analysis conducted by the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF), the 455 populations studied shrank by an average of 53% between 1970 and 2015.
21.08.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Vegetables from next door
One in two consumers is willing to buy products from vertical agriculture, shows a study by the University of Göttingen.
20.08.2019 News
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Carbon fibers from beech wood
In Baden-Württemberg, a research centre is to be established that will develop processes for the sustainable and inexpensive production of high-tech fibres from hardwood.
22.08.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
EU agricultural policy reform under fire
Environmental and agricultural researchers have analyzed the EU Commission's reform proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy. They have identified significant deficits and presented alternatives.
03.09.2019 Success story
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Biotechnological upcycling for plastic waste
Simply recycling plastic? European researchers believe they can do better. By breaking it down and making its building blocks exploitable for bacteria to create valuable resources, a research consortium plans to upcycle plastics.
26.08.2019 In-Depth Report
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2019 Research Survey on the Bioeconomy
In Germany, almost 800 research institutions in the natural sciences and humanities deal with the bioeconomy. Every two years, biookonomie.de contacts these research institutes and asks them about their priorities regarding R&D, their raw materials, industrial applications, financing and number of employees. In addition to the data collected, this year six bioeconomy experts were interviewed about their assessments of the local research landscape.
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Jannik Jilg
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Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Bacteria as pigment factories
Systems biologist Nadja Alina Henke uses bacteria as cell factories to produce the red pigment astaxanthin. Now, the 28-year-old hopes to bring the process to market with her start-up company Bicomer.
28.08.2019 News
Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences
Precision diagnostics: BASF teams up with Ontera
Chemistry giant BASF and Californian molecular diagnostics expert Ontera are cooperating to produce mobile devices that can detect and name infections of diseases at an early stage.
02.09.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Materials sciences
What makes pollen stick
Materials researchers at the University of Kiel have measured how strongly pollen adheres to certain flower organs.
10.09.2019 News
unspecific Animals Biodiversity
Bee microbiome reflects lifestyle
Bee researchers from Würzburg show that there are great differences between the microbial communities of social bee colonies and the more species-rich solitary bees.
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Tonni Grube Andersen
02.09.2019 Interview
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
How plant roots communicate
Plant researcher Tonni Andersen is the 2019 Kovalevskaja Award winner. He seeks to understand how roots exchange information with soil microbes and is setting up a new research group at the Max Planck Institute in Cologne.
04.09.2019 News
Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences
Silvergrass passes biorefinery test
At Clariant's Straubing biorefinery, 30 metric tons of Miscanthus grass were successfully processed into sugars and ethanol.
06.09.2019 News
unspecific Animals Biodiversity
Government invests in insect protection
More money from the federal government, protection of habitats and a foreseeable end to the pesticide glyphosate are intended to counter the decline of insects.
13.09.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Jojoba crops combat desertification
In the right places, jojoba plantations can influence the microclimate and increase precipitation, reveals a simulation by researchers at the University of Hohenheim.
17.09.2019 News
Chemistry Waste Bioökonomie mitgestalten
CO2-Upcycling nominated for Future Prize
A research team from North Rhine-Westphalia has developed a process to produce building blocks for important plastics from carbon dioxide.
16.09.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Fighting fungi with sensor tech and AI
A research project coordinated by the University of Hohenheim has developed a system that detects fungal infections in the field at an early stage and greatly reduces the use of fungicides.
26.09.2019 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Polish group goes for cellulosic ethanol
The specialty chemicals company Clariant has won a second licensee for its biorefinery technology in the Polish petroleum group PKN Orlen.
25.09.2019 News
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Enzyme filmed in action
Molecular cinema: German and Canadian structural biologists have observed an enzyme at work and produced a time-lapse film.