15.01.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Waste Agriculture sciences
The resource database of the German Biomass Research Center now provides a complete overview of all biogenic residual and waste materials available in Germany and the EU.
22.06.2024 Product
Consumables Microorganisms
Many cleaning products are based on surfactants derived from crude oil. They have been proven to fulfil their main task of dissolving dirt and grease. Bio-based alternatives do this in a more environmentally friendly way using renewable resources.
25.04.2024 Product
Construction Plants
Stable, heat-resistant, scratch-proof. These are the properties that a washbasin should have. Sanitary ceramics are ideal for manufacturing the basins - but so is a bio-based composite.
18.01.2024 News
Food Plants Plant breeding research
A Franco-German research team has used genome editing to produce rice plants that are resistant to the Rice Yellow Mottle Virus (RYMV).
05.04.2024 Product
unspecific Plants
Maize is first and foremost a foodstuff. Many of its plant components that are not edible are also suitable for the production of environmentally friendly products. For example, for products that bring other foods fresh to the consumer.
19.01.2024 News
Construction Plants Materials sciences
Regional hop harvest residues are the raw material used by a founding team at the Technical University of Munich to develop sustainable building materials. Acoustic panels made from hops are to be launched on the market this year.
22.01.2024 News
Food unspecific Agriculture sciences
A new English-language Master's degree course that combines agricultural science, economics and politics will start at the Technical University of Munich in the winter semester 2024/2025 and is the only one of its kind in Europe.
27.09.2024 Product
Consumables Waste
Orange peel, lemon peel and coffee grounds. What do these elements have in common? They are not necessarily a case for the organic waste bin, but can be reprocessed into practical everyday helpers and beautiful home accessories.
23.01.2024 News
Chemistry Plants Bioökonomie mitgestalten
A new EU project involving researchers from Ruhr University Bochum is focusing on the development of unused biomass resources in Europe.
04.09.2024 Product
unspecific Plants
Without it, many floral arrangements wouldn't make much of an impression. Floral foam is commonly used in floristry to stabilise cut flowers, grasses, and branches in bouquets, and to provide them with water and nutrients.
29.01.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Under the leadership of the University of Magdeburg, a European research consortium wants to combine two medical imaging techniques for the first time and make them usable for agriculture.
18.01.2024 Studies and statistics
Food unspecific Agriculture sciences
The Green Alliance think tank has analysed how a switch to a plant-based diet could affect land use in ten European countries.
Tue, 01/30/2024 - 12:00 In-depth report
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Plant roots are hotspots of the soil ecosystem and an important starting point for arable farming and soil management. The interaction between plant roots and their immediate environment is a key biological process that researchers want to better understand and utilise in order to make agriculture more sustainable.
31.01.2024 News
Food Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Hamburg-based biotech company Infinite Roots - formerly Mushlabs - has secured 58 million US dollars in a Series B financing round for the development and production of new meat substitutes based on mushroom mycelium.
06.02.2024 News
Food unspecific Agriculture sciences
A global report involving researchers from Potsdam shows how the global economy would benefit from an agricultural and food transition and underlines the urgent need to revise the political framework.
02.02.2024 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
The Berlin start-up Vyld has raised millions from investors as part of an early-stage financing round, thereby securing the further development of its seaweed products.
12.02.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
According to a study, the combined cultivation of maize and runner beans is characterized by lower yields, but lower nutrient losses and greater biodiversity compared to a maize monoculture.
15.02.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
An international research team led by Munich agricultural scientist Senthold Asseng has modeled for the first time how the fungal disease wheat blast affects wheat production as a result of climate change.
08.02.2024 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
The EU Commission's amended proposal to relax genetic engineering legislation for certain genome-edited plants was adopted by the European Parliament by a narrow majority.
20.02.2024 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry
Researchers at Cologne University of Applied Sciences have commissioned a pilot plant to test the cultivation of microalgae in a biofilm to purify landfill leachate.
