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Christian Leibing

Brewer's grains are a by-product of the brewing process and can be used in a variety of ways.

30.03.2023 News

Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology

Using brewery waste for battery production

Researchers at the University of Jena have extracted activated carbon from brewer's grains and used it as a raw material for the production of electrochemical energy storage systems.

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Pixabay

07.12.2023 Product

Consumables Plants

Phone case

Most users know that the production of smartphones places a heavy burden on the environment. But protective covers made of plastic can also be harmful to humans and nature. Manufacturers use plant-based plastic alternatives to develop more sustainable products.

Eine Frau blickt durch eine Lücke in einem orangefarbenen Polymerbauteil

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Biocom

Traceless co-founder Anne Lamp is one of the nominees for the Renewable Material of the Year 2023 award with her plastic-free polymer material.

03.04.2023 News

Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Innovative materials without fossil raw materials

With COLIPI and traceless materials, two German start-ups have qualified for the finals of the "Renewable Material of the Year 2023" award.

Möbel, Autoteile oder Skateboards: Umweltfreundlicher Chitosan-Flachs-Verbundwerkstoff von Forschenden der Universität Stuttgart könnte in vielen Bereichen Strukturmaterialien auf fossiler Basis ersetzen

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BioMat am ITKE / Universität Stuttgart, Masih Imani

Furniture, car parts or skateboards: Environmentally friendly chitosan flax composite material from researchers at the University of Stuttgart could replace fossil-based structural materials in many applications.

05.04.2023 News

Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology

Bio-composite made from flax and chitosan

Researchers have developed a new bio-composite material that is made from CO2-neutral raw materials and is biodegradable.

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Couleur auf Pixabay

By using activated carbon from kitchen waste to treat wastewater, researchers hope to protect water bodies from pollutants.

11.04.2023 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Biowaste to clean wastewater

To close urban carbon cycles, researchers at the University of Kassel want to investigate whether activated carbon made from potato peels, food scraps and other kitchen waste is suitable for wastewater treatment.

Maschinelle Ernte der Torfmoose auf dem Feldversuch bei Oldenburg

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Greta Gaudig

Mechanical harvesting of peat mosses on the field trial near Oldenburg

06.04.2023 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

First results on peat moss paludiculture

Researchers have been able to demonstrate that the rewetted cultivation areas of peat mosses are genuine greenhouse gas sinks. This could save up to 85% of CO2 emissions.

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AMSilk

They are wafer-thin but ultra-strong: AMSilk's Biosteel fibers made from biotechnologically produced spider silk proteins.

14.04.2023 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Fresh capital for AMSilk

Biotech company AMSilk has raised an additional €25 million in a Series C financing round to advance its global market presence.

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Mopsgesicht auf Pixabay

12.04.2023 Studies and statistics

unspecific unspecific Biodiversity

TU Darmstadt (2023): Decline of insect populations in forests

Forests are also suffering from an increasingly severe insect mortality. According to a study by the Technical University of Darmstadt, this also has an impact on other organisms.

Ausschnitte aus der Vitual Reality für die CUBES Circle-Anlage in einem urbanen Umfeld

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Zoltan Ferenczi

Excerpts from Vitual Reality for the CUBES Circle facility in an urban setting.

19.04.2023 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

CUBES Circle: Research building presented

The construction of the CUBES Circle research facility has taken an important step forward: The shell of the building has now been unveiled on HU Berlin's Dahlem campus. The circulation system for urban food production is scheduled for completion in the fall.

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Swen Reichhold/Universität Leipzig

Dr. Christian Sonnendecker from the Institute of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Leipzig at work in the laboratory.

17.04.2023 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

PET demand ever higher

Researchers in Leipzig have improved the efficiency of an enzyme that can degrade the plastic familiar from bottles.

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TUM

The TUM Venture Labs drive start-ups forward with a globally competitive funding program.

20.04.2023 News

Food unspecific Agriculture sciences

Oetker Group supports start-up incubator

The Venture Lab of the TU Munich has a new partner: The food company Dr. Oetker will support start-ups in the field of food-agro-biotech.

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Flora Incognita

The Flora Incognita app recognizes 16,000 species worldwide and is available in 20 languages.

26.04.2023 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Flora Incognita enhanced with AI

Thanks to artificial intelligence, the plant identification app can now recognize three times as many plants - and with greater accuracy.

Spulen mit Fasern und Häufchen aus Granulat

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DITF

The starting materials enable the production of sustainable composite materials.

25.04.2023 News

Textiles Plants Materials sciences

New fiber composite made from biopolymers

A research collaboration has developed a sustainable alternative for the production of organosheets.

Die neuen Biokunststofffolien aus PBS sind recyclingfähig, biologisch abbaubar und können auf gängigen Extrusionsanlagen verarbeitet werden.

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POLIFILM

The new bioplastic films made from PBS are recyclable, biodegradable and can be processed on common extrusion lines.

02.05.2023 News

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

Shipping bags made from new bioplastic

Fraunhofer researchers have expanded the range of sustainable bioplastics with a new type of polybutylene succinate (PBS) and produced a first product from it.

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Michael Radloff

A Corn Bunting is foraging in a fallow field.

09.05.2023 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Fallow land promotes bird diversity

A study shows how to most effectively create fallow land to strengthen biodiversity.

Am liebsten 100% plastikfrei: Verpackungsvorschlag des EDGGY-Teams.

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Oliver Reuther

Ideally, 100% plastic-free: packaging proposal of the EDGGY team.

05.05.2023 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Edible packaging from eggshells

"Eat, don't dispose" - with this in mind, students have developed bio-based packaging from food waste that can be eaten.

Zwei Männer diskutieren für einem Monitor, der chemische Strukturformeln zeigt.

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Otto Zellmer / TUM

PhD student Vivian Willers and Professor Volker Sieber from the Technical University of Munich discuss artificial photosynthesis for environmentally friendly food production.

04.05.2023 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Artificial photosynthesis produces important amino acid

A team from the Technical University of Munich has developed a cell-free bioprocess in which the important protein building block L-alanine is produced from CO2 and hydrogen.

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Tibor Janosi Mozes/Pixabay; CC0

Breweries have been using yeast cells to produce beer for hundreds of years. Researchers have now developed a method to identify those yeast cells that are particularly productive.

13.06.2022 News

unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology