7 July 202112 July 2021 Challenging the classical view of yeast tolerance to alcohol Contrarily to the established hypothesis that cell membranes should be rigid to resist high concentrations of ethanol, an outstandingly tolerant yeast presents a more fluid plasma membrane structure, according to a study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
25 September 2020 Biology is an important science discipline to better understand the world we live in! By publishing a catchy and informative music video, the MeMBrane project aims to improve the public perception of biology as a scientific discipline and wants to motivate students to choose biology as their course of studies!
2 July 201927 June 2019 Could the roads of the future be bio-based? Some researchers, concerned about the environmental impacts of bitumen asphalt and future supply after petroleum-slowdown, have started to develop bio-based alternatives
12 June 20188 June 2018 Aston scientists pave way for greener roads made of domestic waste Study authors say ‘bio-bitumen’ is cheaper and greener to manufacture
19 January 201618 January 2016 Recycling CO2 and bio-waste into low-carbon aviation fuel Heriot-Watt is to lead a £2m project to develop low carbon aviation fuels from captured CO2 and waste biomass
5 June 20153 June 2015 Pyrolysis oil production from wood is commercialized in Europe At full production new commercial scale fast pyrolysis plant to produce about 76 tons pyrolysis oil per day based on 120 tons woody biomass
23 February 201522 February 2015 Cable announces £20 million for UK industrial biotechnology Business Secretary unveiles the winners of a multi-million-pound competition to bring innovative UK biotechnology projects to market.
15 March 2013 Pyrolyse-Technologie mit “Climate Week Award” ausgezeichnet Nahezu alle 7.800 Biogasanlagen in Deutschland sind potenzielle Standorte für entsprechende Anlagen