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CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

12 September 20246 September 2024

CSIRO and Murdoch University launch the Bioplastics Innovation Hub to end plastic waste

The Bioplastics Innovation Hub aims to revolutionise plastic packaging by developing biologically derived plastic that can break down in compost, land, or water

6 May 20243 May 2024

New research confirms plastic production is directly linked to plastic pollution

Study finds that more than half of global branded plastic pollution can be tracked to just 56 Companies

56 Großkonzerne sind für die Hälfte des weltweiten Plastikmülls verantwortlich

Ein Großteil des weltweiten Plastikmülls geht auf wenige Konzerne zurück, zeigt eine neue Studie. Der mit Abstand größte Umweltsünder: Coca-Cola

22 November 202316 November 2023

Provectus Algae Enters Into Livestock Methane Reduction Space Commissioning First Demonstration Biomanufacturing Plant

Using Precision Photosynthesis™, the cornerstone of the company’s technology stack, Provectus Algae can produce Asparagopsis algae faster while consistently controlling the expression of bioactive compounds

18 August 202315 August 2023

Fuelling Australia’s future sustainable aviation industry

Our new report shows Australia is ideally positioned to establish a sustainable aviation fuel industry in the coming years

8 October 20211 October 2021

Australia to become leader in carbon capture says CSIRO report

New CO2 Utilisation Roadmap explores the potential for Australia’s food and beverages industry to be supported by new CCU technologies and how these developments could help create zero or low carbon building products

26 November 20209 September 2021

Carbon-capture breakthrough could be a game-changer in utilising CO2

The CSIRO and Monash University have developed a revolutionary device that captures carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere

24 July 20209 September 2021

LONGREAD: circling value in CO2

Circular economy opportunities in CCU, waste greenhouse gases can be stored in profitable sustainable products instead of emitting them

18 June 20209 September 2021

Australian researchers set record for carbon dioxide capture

Researchers from Monash University and the CSIRO used Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), which resembles a sponge filled with tiny magnets to capture CO₂

12 February 20209 September 2021

Here’s cheers to a new use for CO2 from the atmosphere

CSIRO project Airthena offers a cost-effective, efficient, and environmentally-friendly option to recycle CO₂ for use on-site, on-demand

24 September 201919 September 2019

Heart valve made of biopolymer implanted successfully

Foldax’s Tria valves are made of 'LifePolymer' and are robotically manufactured to provide the highest level of quality and precision

26 August 20199 September 2021

Polymer “Snow” Captures Carbon Dioxide

CSIRO and Curtin University researchers have developed a new form of PEI which has a high CO₂ uptake

11 June 20195 June 2019

Gold-coated fungi are the new gold diggers

Attaching gold to their strands could offer clues for finding new gold deposits

16 May 201814 May 2018

Student’s shrimp bioplastic a big splash in USA

Australian 15-year old Angelina Aurora is winner of the Innovator to Market award

15 September 201511 September 2015

The New Tobacco Road: a path beyond smoking for America’s traditional cash crop

Tobacco’s been re-thought, re-engineered and re-invented as a platform for sustainable, low-carbon fuels, and green chemicals – who’s doing what, where and how?

7 September 20154 September 2015

2050 haben nahezu alle Seevögel Plastik im Magen

Artenvielfalt massiv bedroht - Sorge um Pinguine und große Albatrosse

Almost all seabirds to have plastic in gut by 2050

Researchers from CSIRO and Imperial College London have assessed how widespread the threat of plastic is for the world's seabirds and found the majority of species have plastic in their gut

27 July 201524 July 2015

Algae and cow cells: BIO members using plants, animals in new ways

Algae and leaf-based oils for food and fuel, meat without slaughter, and healthy sugar are all part of the not-so-distant future

21 July 201517 July 2015

GO Resources to commercialize high-tech, super high oleic safflower oil

More oleic acid than any commercial crop - Renewable alternative to petroleum-based raw materials with multiple applications in the biolubricants, biochemical and bioplastics industries

20 July 201517 July 2015

GO Resources signs deal with CSIRO in a Bioeconomy World First

GO Resources signs exclusive worldwide licence with CSIRO to commercialise super high oleic safflower oil – a plant‐derived alternative to petroleum‐based raw materials

30 June 201528 June 2015

Desert farms could power flight with sunshine and seawater

What if you could grow biofuels on land nobody wants, using just seawater and sunlight, and produce food at the same time?

16 June 201515 June 2015

Honigbienenseide als Quelle für High-Tech-Fasern

Wissenschaftler klonen die Seidengene bestimmter Bienenarten

16 February 201513 February 2015

New Science paper calculates magnitude of plastic waste going into the ocean

8 million metric tons of plastic enter the oceans per year

6 January 20155 January 2015

10 Biggest Bioeconomy Blockbuster Stories of 2014: Asia and Oceania

The East is Green: Asia is confirmed as “the new Brazil” as project developers head en masse to the friendly receptions in Asian countries — based on energy diversification and rural development opportunities

28 November 201427 November 2014

Biomassenutzung: Zu wenig Land in Sicht!

Der potentielle Beitrag landbasierter Maßnahmen zur Abschwächung des Klimawandels ist gering. Die Landfläche der Erde reicht nicht, um den zukünftigen Bedarf an Biomasse zu befriedigen.

30 September 201429 September 2014

Turning winery waste into biofuels

Swinburne student breaks down woody material by using a 'cocktail' of fungi

21 November 20139 September 2021

CO2-Nutzung als Kraftstoff und Chemierohstoff steht in den Startlöchern

Dynamische Technologie-Entwicklungen – Investoren warten auf Marktanreize

CO2 is ready to go as a fuel and chemical feedstock

Dynamic technological developments – Investors await market incentives

17 October 201317 October 2013

CO2 aids Bayer’s sustainablility efforts

Bayer is targeting PU as "an all-rounder among plastics."

27 August 201325 July 2014

Kohlendioxid als Rohstoff für Chemie und Polymere

Neue Einblicke in die industrielle Nutzung des Kohlendioxids als Rohstoffquelle auf der größten Konferenz zum Thema in 2013: www.co2-chemistry.eu

Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Chemistry and Polymers

The biggest event on CO₂ as chemical feedstock will bring new insights into the utilization of carbon dioxide: www.co2-chemistry.eu

6 August 2013

Help select the Top 10 LAUNCH Systems Challenge Innovators

NASA, USAID, Department of State, and NIKE Joint Venture to establish sustainable solutions to the society

1 May 2013

New plant protein discoveries could ease global food and fuel demands

Understanding the biology of plant transporters could improve varieties for edibles and energy use

13 May 2011

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