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Eine Solitärbiene verlässt ein künstliches Nest.

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Alexander Keller / Universität Würzburg

A solitary bee leaves an artificial nest.

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.

In der vorkommerziellen Produktionsanlage in Straubing hat Clariant Chinaschilf enzymatisch zu Bioethanol verarbeitet.

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Clariant AG

At the pre-commercial production plant in Straubing, Clariant enzymatically processed maiden silvergrass into bioethanol.

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.

Eine Hummel im Lavendelfeld: Insekten sind für unsere Ökosysteme unverzichtbar.

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Unsplash/Thomas Jorn

A bumblebee in a lavender field: Insects are indispensable for our ecosystems.

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.

Jojoba-Plantage: Eine Studie der Universität Hohenheim zeigt, wo sie am effektivsten dazu beitragen können, dem Klimawandel entgegenzuwirken.

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Universität Hohenheim / Oliver Branch

Jojoba orchards: A study by the University of Hohenheim shows where they can make the most effective contribution to combating climate change.

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.

Die Tafel zeigt die chemische Strukturformel des CO2-Polyols.

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Deutscher Zukunftspreis/Ansgar Pudenz

The panel shows the chemical structural formula of CO2 polyol.

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.

Pflanzenkrankheiten lassen sich mit Spektralkameras frühzeitig erkennen und bedarfsgerecht behandeln, wie hier bei der Zuckerrübe.

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Bosch

Plant diseases can be detected early with spectral cameras and treated, as in the case of the sugar beet.

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.

Cellulose-Ethanol kann aus Weizen- oder Maisstroh hergestellt werden.

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Manfred Richter/Pixabay; CC0

Cellulosic ethanol can be produced from wheat or corn straw.

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.

Mit zeitaufgelöster, serieller Synchrotron-Kristallographie können alle Schlüsselzustände der enzymatischen Katalyse dargestellt werden. Sie zeigt auch, wie die beiden Untereinheiten des Enzyms Fluoressigsäure-Dehalogenase miteinander kommunizieren.

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MPSD

Time-resolved, serial synchrotron crystallography can be used to show all key states of enzymatic catalysis. It also shows how the two subunits of the enzymefluoroacetate dehalogenase communicate with each other.

25.09.2019 News

unspecific unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Enzyme filmed in action

Molecular cinema: German and Canadian structural biologists have observed an enzyme at work and produced a time-lapse film.

Spinnennetz, überlagert mit der Strukturoberfläche der Domänen eines Spinnenseidenproteins. Die Methionin-Seitenketten sind als farbige Stäbchen hervorgehoben.

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Pixabay / Collage: Hannes Neuweiler

Spider web superimposed with the structural surface of the domains of a spider silk protein. The methionine side chains are highlighted as colored rods.

01.10.2019 News

unspecific Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology

The secret of spider silk strength

It is an amino acid that makes the silk proteins in the spider thread tensile, researchers from the University of Würzburg have discovered.

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BASF

BASF expands its portfolio to include natural ingredients such as vanillin, nootkatone and valencene.

30.09.2019 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

BASF buys flavor maker Isobionics

The Dutch biotechnology company Isobionics specializes in natural fragrances and flavors and is now expanding BASF's portfolio.

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RUB, Kramer

Peter O'Mara from Sydney (left) and Patrick Wilde from Bochum are working on an electrochemical cell for CO2 reduction.

02.10.2019 News

unspecific unspecific Chemistry

Feedstocks made from CO2

Enzymes were their inspiration: Using nanoparticles as catalysts, German and Australian researchers succeeded in converting carbon dioxide into valuable resources.

Pflanzenproben werden im Labor für weitere Versuche vorbereitet.

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Bayer AG

Plant samples are prepared in the laboratory for further trials.

07.10.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Bayer founds crop protection join venture

Bayer and the US company Arvinas have teamed up to launch the joint venture Oerth Bio. It uses biotechnologically produced protein molecules to protect plants from pests.

Durch Borkenkäfer abgetötete Fichten am Lusen im Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald. Ökologen plädieren dafür, diese Form des Totholzes vermehrt im Wald zu belassen.

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Simon Thorn / University of Würzburg

Spruces killed by bark beetles in the Bavarian Forest National Park. Ecologists advocate leaving more of dead wood in the forest.

08.10.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity

Reforestation makes forests vulnerable

Germany plans large-scale reforestation to help ailing forests. According to Würzburg forest ecologists, this will have the opposite effect and make forests even less resilient.

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pixabay

02.10.2019 Studies and statistics

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Thünen-Institute (2019): Reducing food waste

Since June 2015, the REFOWAS (REduce FOod WASte) project has been investigating reasons for the generation of food waste along the entire value chain and analyzing  environmental impacts and economic aspects.

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Fraunhofer IAP

At 2900 °C, the Fraunhofer IAP graphitizes cellulose biofibers. They achieve the mechanical properties of petroleum-based carbon fibers.

10.10.2019 News

unspecific Plants Plant and process engineering

Biocarbon fibers are pulling their weight

High-tech fibers made from renewable resources can be a real alternative to their petroleum counterparts, thanks to a new ultra-high-temperature process.

Stickstoffdüngung ist wichtig, kann aber auch zu viel sein.

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Pascvii/Pixabay; CC0

Nitrogen fertilization is important, but it can also be too much.

14.10.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Nitrogen fertilizers: less is more

Too much nitrogen increases the protein content in wheat. But it also reduces the yield, a research team has found.

Nicolas Plumeré entwickelt günstige Katalysatoren als Alternative zu Edelmetallen.

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RUB, Marquard

Nicolas Plumeré develops inexpensive catalysts as an alternative to precious metals.

21.10.2019 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry

Immortal catalysts for biofuel cells

Up until now, biocatalysts were short-lived. Bochum researchers have now developed a thin protective film that can make the hydrogenases last thousands of years.