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begrünte Hausfassade
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Pixabay
Green facades improve the urban climate, but require a lot of maintenance.

14.06.2023 News

Construction Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Protect house facades with algae biofilms

Researchers in Berlin want to use a novel biofilm made of algae to protect buildings from overheating and thus ensure a better urban climate.

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Nicole van Damm, Wissenschaftliche Direktorin des Leibniz-Instituts für Gemüse- und Zierpflanzenbau (IGZ) in Großbeeren
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IGZ

08.06.2023 Interview

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

“Environmental stress causes plants to lose the ability to defend themselves”

Nicole van Dam is an expert in chemical plant ecology and researches how plants use natural chemistry to communicate with friend and foe.

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Acker mit Traktor
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Pixabay
Soils are important carbon reservoirs.

16.06.2023 News

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Microbial carbon utilization in the soil surprisingly efficient

Microorganisms play a crucial role in carbon storage in soils. This is confirmed by an international study with the participation of researchers in Jena.

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Ein Stützkunststoff aus 40 % PHBV, 10 % PEG und 50 % hochfeinem Kochsalz (im Bild die drei Prüfstäbe rechts) hatte die besten Eigenschaften für den 3D-Druck. Das Compound ist in Meerwasser vollständig biologisch abbaubar.
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IKT, Universität Stuttgart
A support plastic made of 40% PHBV, 10% PEG and 50% ultrafine table salt (pictured, the three test rods on the right) had the best properties for 3D printing.

22.06.2023 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Biodegradable support structures for 3D printing

A biodegradable support material for 3D printing was developed at the University of Stuttgart from the bioplastic PHBV and common salt.

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Hülsenfrüchte und Samen der Sorte Blaue Speiseerbse PS-HB 019
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Wikipedia/ CC BY-SA 3.0
Legumes and seeds of the variety blue edible pea PS-HB 019

19.06.2023 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

KWS Saat partners with food start-up vly

Seed specialist KWS Saat and Berlin-based start-up VF Nutrition GmbH entered into a multi-year partnership to further develop plant-based foods.

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Wald Totholz
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sd

06.06.2023 Studies and statistics

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Earth Comission (2023): Safe and just Earth system boundaries

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.

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Blick aus einem Tauchroboter auf den Tiefseeboden
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The US deep-sea submersible ALVIN illuminates a reddish-brown massif in the Guaymas Basin. Around the hydrothermal sediments with white and orange bacterial mats, cores were taken from which the studied archaea originated.

20.06.2023 News

Energy Microorganisms unspecific

Deep-sea microbes break down petroleum components

Archaea decompose alkanes from petroleum naturally produced near hydrothermal vents on the seafloor.

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In kleinen Bioreaktoren können die Forschenden die Bedingungen der mikrobiellen Elektrosynthese genau kontrollieren.
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Ronja Münch/Leibniz-HKI
In small bioreactors, researchers can precisely control the conditions of microbial electrosynthesis.

26.06.2023 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Electrobiotechnology: Bacteria use hydrogen for biosynthesis

Leibniz researchers in Jena have demonstrated that bacteria use hydrogen for microbial electrosyntheses.

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In dem automatisierten vertikalen Pflanzenzuchtsystem OrbiPlant vom Fraunhofer IME können pflanzliche Nahrungsmittel effizient und kostengünstig im Großmaßstab hergestellt werden.
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Fraunhofer IME /Simon Vogel
In dem automatisierten vertikalen Pflanzenzuchtsystem OrbiPlant vom Fraunhofer IME können pflanzliche Nahrungsmittel effizient und kostengünstig im Großmaßstab hergestellt werden.

06.07.2023 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Veganz relies on Fraunhofer indoor farming system

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.

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Outdoorjacken
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VAUDE
UPM and VAUDE are jointly developing innovative outerwear as prototypes of a fossil-free future in the textile industry.

29.06.2023 News

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

UPM cooperates with VAUDE in the production of sustainable textiles

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.

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Pilze, die auf einem Baumstamm wachsen
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HHU / Julia Smoluk
Fungi help plants absorb nutrients from the soil.

11.07.2023 News

Agriculture and forestry Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology

With Fungilyzer to the Bioengineering World Cup

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.

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Konturen einer Weltkarte mit farbigen Punkten an vielen Orten
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Mario Krespach/publiziert in Nature Microbiology
World map based on literature search and genome analyses showing locations where Streptomyces bacteria producing arginoketides have been isolated. This indicates an almost worldwide distribution of arginoketide producers.

07.07.2023 News

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Biodiversity

When bacteria communicate with fungi

When streptomyces secrete arginoketides, other microorganisms react in ways they otherwise would not.

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Anlagenaufbau aus Gasleitungen und Druckmessern
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Fraunhofer IGB
In power-to-X processes, carbon dioxide (CO2) is converted into high-grade fuels for aircraft, ships, trucks and agricultural machinery by reacting with electrolytically produced hydrogen.

12.07.2023 News

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

Bavaria promotes research into climate-neutral fuels

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.

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Grünland in den Alpen
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KIT, IMK-IFU
Grassland ecosystems are widespread in the Southern German Alps and in the Alpine foothills with a total area of more than one million hectares.

06.07.2023 Success story

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Sustainable management of grassland in the Alps

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.

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Weizenfeld
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Kira Hoffmann | Pixabay
Wheat is usually grown as a pure crop.

14.07.2023 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Revitalize wheat fields with herbs

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.

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Blick auf ein Klärbecken
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Niek Stortenbeker/Max-Planck-Institut für Marine Mikrobiologie
A basin of the wastewater treatment plant in Bremen, where the initial sludge was sampled and the NO-breathing bacteria live.

18.07.2023 News

unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Nitric oxide metabolizing bacteria cultivated

For the first time, it has been possible to study organisms that feed on nitric oxide in greater detail.

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Robert Hoffie untersucht Gerste
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BIOCOM AG

27.10.2023 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

BMBF launches research offensive for modern plant breeding

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) wants to massively advance the breeding of climate-adapted and high-performance crops. Funding is being provided for alliances and junior research groups that use the entire spectrum of modern breeding techniques – including genome editing.

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Collage aus Fotos der iGEM 2022
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iGEM; CC-BY-2.0
The iGEM final is a major event for the entire synthetic biology scene.

01.11.2023 News

unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

iGEM competition: These German teams will compete in the final in Paris

The Grand Jamboree of iGEM, the international student competition on synthetic biology, starts in Paris on 2 November. There will be 19 university teams from Germany at the start. All projects at a glance.

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Pixabay
Since January 2018, products containing insects can also be authorised as food in Germany. However, acceptance among the population remains low.

09.11.2023 News

Food Animals Agriculture sciences

Insect food: Creating acceptance with trust

More information on the benefits of insects as food and their sustainable production can help to minimise reservations, as an EU country study shows.

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Zukunftstechnologien Statusseminar
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BIOCOM/Doreen Penso Dolfin

31.10.2023 News

unspecific unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Berlin: Future technologies for the industrial bioeconomy

At a status seminar organised by the BMBF funding programme "Future Technologies for the Industrial Bioeconomy", research associations presented their diverse approaches to developing biohybrid technologies.

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