15.02.2017 News
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Bank backs crowdfunding platform
GLS, a bank specialising in sustainable investments, has set up a crowd-investing platform for businesses and projects.
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17.02.2017 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Calls for more research into organic farming
Organic farming is booming, yet there is still too little applied research being performed in this area, criticise experts. That will soon change.
08.07.2025 News
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Bioeconomy in the life sciences strategy
As part of the new life sciences strategy, the European Union intends to provide 10 billion euros annually to make Europe competitive in the field of life sciences. Innovations in sustainable bioeconomy solutions are a key driver of growth.
10.07.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Climate-resilient trees for dry soils
The Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development is launching a research project to improve agroforestry systems in arid regions of eastern Germany.
18.06.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Smart farming also profitable for small farms
Researchers show how digitalisation can also make small farms ready to compete.
25.06.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
Forest living labs for the future of forests
German forestry and timber research is strategically realigning itself with forest living labs in the Harz Mountains and Lower Bavaria. The SURVEY joint project combines scientific expertise and practical experience in an interdisciplinary approach.
16.07.2025 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Enzymatic CO2 binding decoded
Researchers at the University of Potsdam and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin have succeeded in explaining the working steps of an enzyme involved in anaerobic carbon fixation.
15.07.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry unspecific Agriculture sciences
Millions for change in agricultural systems
As part of the zukunft.niedersachsen science funding programme, two new large-scale projects are being supported with a total of 43.6 million euros in order to advance the transformation of the agricultural and food sector in the federal state.
14.07.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Barley grains react to heat stress
Researchers from Dresden and Vienna have developed a method to precisely analyse the stability of plant cell membranes. The findings provide clues as to how plants react to rising temperatures.
25.07.2025 News
Machine and plant engineering Plants Agriculture sciences
Laser scanner assesses plant health
The collaboration between agricultural research and robotics has resulted in a novel 3D laser scanner system that enables precise plant analysis.
21.07.2025 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
Bio-based adhesives for wood panels
The development of bio-based adhesives, coatings and fibres for the construction industry is the focus of a new EU project involving researchers from the Steinbeis Europe Centre and the Fraunhofer Society.
23.07.2025 Studies and statistics
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UFZ (2025): Nanoplastics in the North Atlantic
The pollution of the oceans, air, and soil by microplastics is well documented. However, much less research has been conducted on the occurrence of even smaller nanoplastic particles in the environment.
31.07.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Secure harvests with soil microbes
A research team led by Geisenheim University points to the potential of wild plants and their interaction with soil microbes for sustainable agriculture and calls for the establishment of protected areas to study this sensitive relationship.
30.07.2025 News
Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
Bio-based packaging for meat products
As part of the EU project MATE4MEAT, Fraunhofer researchers are working on bio-based and antimicrobial meat packaging that extends the shelf life of food.
04.08.2025 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Carbon fibres from algae
A research team led by the Technical University of Munich has developed a process for producing carbon fibres from renewable raw materials.
05.08.2025 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Chemicals from industrial waste gases
The Power2Polymers project uses sustainable methanol to produce usable chemicals such as paraformaldehyde and polyols on a large scale – as a basis for adhesives and other industrial applications.
01.08.2025 News
Textiles Plants Materials sciences
Bio-based textile fibres made from lignin
The European BioFibreLoop project aims to establish lignin as a bio-based fibre source for the textile industry. The main challenge is to establish a supply chain.
14.08.2025 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Waste2Value: Microbes for sustainability
Mastering structural change in the Western Palatinate with microorganisms: Alexander Schweitzer, Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate, saw for himself how this can be achieved during a visit to the Pirmasens campus of Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences.
18.08.2025 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
New platform for potato breeding
Researchers have developed a genome-based metabolic model for potatoes that can improve the breeding of new stress-tolerant varieties.