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23 October 202316 October 2023

Think that your plastic is being recycled? Think again

Plastic is cheap to make and shockingly profitable. It’s everywhere. And we’re all paying the price

22 September 202323 October 2023

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners announces second partnership to explore CO₂ upcycling technology

The research together with Swansea University aims to develop technology capable of using CO₂ captured from the atmosphere as an alternative to fossil fuels used during the ethylene production process

23 May 202317 May 2023

Tiny Microbes Could Brew Big Benefits for Green Biomanufacturing

Scientists find new route in bacteria to decarbonize industry. The discovery could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacturing of fuels, drugs, and chemicals

Winzige Mikroben könnten große Vorteile für die grüne Bioproduktion mit sich bringen

Die Entdeckung könnte die Treibhausgasemissionen bei der Herstellung von Kraftstoffen, Medikamenten und Chemikalien verringern

20 January 202318 January 2023

A big step toward ‘green’ ammonia and a ‘greener’ fertilizer

Industrial production of ammonia, primarily for synthetic fertilizer — the fuel for last century’s Green Revolution — is one of the world’s largest chemical markets, but also one of the most energy intensive

14 December 20228 December 2022

To Battle Climate Change, Scientists Tap Into Carbon-Hungry Microorganisms for Clues

New technique could fast-track future carbon-free solar fuels

9 September 20225 September 2022

A simple, cheap material for carbon capture, perhaps from tailpipes

With an inexpensive polymer called melamine chemists found a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks

6 September 20221 September 2022

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and University of California Berkeley, to develop technology converting air to sugar

CCEP Ventures looks for transformative solutions to industry challenges that will support Coca-Cola Europacific Partners on its journey to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040

5 September 202230 August 2022

RIPE researchers prove bioengineering better photosynthesis increases yields in food crops for the first time ever

Speed-the-Leaf: RIPE’s photosynthesis breakthru offers a 20% increase in crop yield

Some years ago, the RIPE team went down the rabbit hole of transforming photosynthesis, on the noble theory that if plants are more efficient, we’ll have more food, fiber, fuel, and what have you

15 August 202210 August 2022

A simple, cheap material for carbon capture, perhaps from tailpipes

Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine — the main component of Formica — chemists have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks, a key goal for the United States and other nations as they seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

3 August 20221 August 2022

Travertine looks to revolutionise metal extraction tech, sulphuric acid production

Company developed a method to extract carbon-negative critical elements and produce fertilisers and wants to accelerate its pathway to pilot-scale implementation in 2023

4 April 202229 March 2022

Innovativer Recyclingansatz: Klebstoff aus Plastiktüten

Kalifornische Forscher haben mit Erfolg versucht, Plastiktüten aus Polyethylen (PE) in etwas Hochwertigeres umzuwandeln - auch wenn das Verfahren noch zu kostspielig ist

21 May 202116 June 2021

New process makes ‘biodegradable’ plastics truly compostable

New discovery of University of California research found unlocked enzymes to destroy the structure

Biokunststoffe sind jetzt kompostierbar

Neues Verfahren der University of California: Entfesselte Enzyme zerstören die Struktur

3 March 202126 February 2021

Chemists close in on greener way to make plastics

Conventional polyethylene production could one day be replaced by chemical reactors that rely on renewable energy and consume carbon dioxide

20 January 202116 January 2021

AI for the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Artificial Intelligence

UC Berkeley’s Dr. James Bentley Brown shared this illuminating slide guide at ABLC

18 June 202016 June 2020

Showtime for Photosynthesis

One of nature’s most important chemical reactions is now being captured in a breakthrough “molecular movie”

8 June 20205 June 2020

Scientists finally crack nature’s most common chemical bond

The hydrocarbon bonds have fully yielded, opening the door to the synthesis of a large range of novel organic molecules, including drugs based on natural compounds

8 April 20209 September 2021

On Mars or Earth, biohybrid can turn CO2 into new products

Researchers have been working on a hybrid system combining bacteria and nanowires that can capture the energy of sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water

10 January 20207 January 2020

Der Enzymarchitekt: Thomas Happe

Photobiotechnologe der Ruhr-Universität Bochum entdeckt Möglichkeit der Wasserstoff-Herstellung aus Mikroalgen

6 March 20191 March 2019

Forscher gewinnen Cannabis-Wirkstoffe aus Bierhefe

Wissenschaftler haben Gene der Hanfpflanze in Bierhefe eingeschleust, damit sie THC und andere Cannabinoide produzieren. Das Experiment hat einen ernsten Hintergrund

Yeast produce low-cost, high-quality cannabinoids

Berkeley researchers engineered brewers yeast to produce marijuana’s main ingredients as well as novel cannabinoids not found in the plant itself

24 October 20189 September 2021

Harvesting solar fuels through a bacterium’s unusual appetite for gold

Researchers have found a novel way to entice CO₂-hungry bacteria into being even more productive

11 October 20189 September 2021

‘Spacesuits’ protect microbes destined to live in space

Berkeley chemists developed the protective suits to extend bacteria’s lifespan with light-absorbing semiconductors to capture carbon dioxide and convert it into chemicals

22 August 201817 August 2018

The Green Chemistry & Commerce Council (GC3) and InnoCentive Announce Award Recipients in the Challenge for Novel Green Preservatives

Seven finalists have received portions of the prize pool of $175,000

23 March 201821 March 2018

Brewing hoppy beer without the hops

UC Berkeley scientists have found a way to avoid expensive, variable and water-intensive hops by endowing yeast with the ability to create a hoppy flavor

Ohne Hopfen: Wie gut schmeckt Gen-Bier?

Kein Bier ohne Hopfen, sagt das deutsche Reinheitsgebot. Doch Forscher haben den wichtigen Aromastoff gentechnisch ersetzt - und prahlen mit dem extra-herben Geschmack

18 January 201816 January 2018

Synthetische Biologie: Grüne Jeans

Um Jeans blau zu färben, braucht es Indigo. Nun sollen gentechnisch veränderte Bakterien den Stoff umweltfreundlicher produzieren

19 October 201716 October 2017

Genetically engineered microorganisms can produce fluorinated PHA – among other things

University of California researchers manipulate the biosynthetic machinery in cells to getting new organofluorine target molecules

21 September 20179 September 2021

Hints from hemoglobin lead to better carbon monoxide storage

Newly created material can absorb carbon monoxide far better than other materials

12 September 20178 September 2017

Fermentation Frontiers: Top 10 Trendlines in industrial biotech fermentation

The targets are diversifying and cellulosics themselves are shifting gears from process to feedstocks

15 May 20178 May 2017

Device pulls water from dry air, powered only by the sun

The system Wang and her students designed consisted of more than two pounds of dust-sized MOF crystals compressed between a solar absorber and a condenser plate

3 February 20172 February 2017

Researchers separate sugars from byproduct chemicals including toxins

The metal-organic framework NU-1000 allows separation of toxic furanics from sugars, which is necessary for efficient ethanol production

8 August 20165 August 2016

Portable device produces biopharmaceuticals on demand

System would use microbes for manufacturing small amounts of vaccines and other therapies

27 July 20169 September 2021

Scientists Harness CO2 to Consolidate Biofuel Production Process

Neutralising of ionic liquids as lower cost process by recycling key ingredient

15 July 201614 July 2016

Who’ll Stop the Rain?: the road to a biobased fix for carcinogenic PFCs

Case study focusing on Patagonia’s Durable Water Repellent (DWR) problem

18 January 201616 January 2016

IU scientists create ‘nano-reactor’ for the production of hydrogen biofuel

Combining bacterial genes and virus shell creates a highly efficient, renewable material used in generating power from water

2 November 201529 October 2015

Seeking Better Biofuels

Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute transform biomass into energy-rich fuel molecules

30 October 201529 October 2015

Netanyahu announces 2015 alternative fuels prize

The fuels produced through Keasling’s technologies have already been used in both buses and airplanes, according to the Prime Minister’s Office

21 October 20159 September 2021

Kohlendioxid fangen mit ultraporösem Material

Amerikanische Wissenschaftler nutzen extrem poröse Molekularstrukturen zur Umwandlung von Kohlendioxid in Kohlenmonoxid

16 October 20159 September 2021

Chemist Peidong Yang receives MacArthur ‘genius award’

Peidong Yang, a UC Berkeley chemist who is trying to capture carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into a sustainable transportation fuel, has been named a MacArthur “genius” Fellow

12 October 20159 September 2021

Materials Could Capture CO2 and Make It Useful

Novel molecular structures are a first step toward economical carbon capture at a wide scale

3 September 20159 September 2021

Soaking up Carbon Dioxide and Turning it into Valuable Products

Berkeley Lab Researchers Double Down on a Good Thing by Incorporating Catalysts into Crystalline Sponges

16 July 201515 July 2015

Bio-Kerosin aus Bagasse

Neues Verfahren zur Produktion von Bio-Kerosin

25 June 20159 September 2021

Hematite ‘re-growth’ smoothes rough edges for clean energy harvest

Team reports first 'unassisted' water splitting using only hematite and silicon as solar absorbers

8 June 201517 June 2015

Leaving on a Biofueled Jet Plane

Researchers at Energy Biosciences Institute Develop Process for Drop-in Aviation Biofuel

21 May 201520 May 2015

Schmerzmittel und Droge: Forscher stellen Morphium aus Zucker her

Zucker und Hefe: Die Zutaten könnten bald reichen, um Schmerzmittel wie Morphium günstig herzustellen. Für Pharmafirmen wäre es ein Durchbruch - die Technik könnte aber auch missbraucht werden.

Discovery paves way for homebrewed drugs, prompts call for regulation

UC Berkeley bioengineers completing key steps to turn sugar-fed yeast into a microbial factory for producing morphine and potentially other drugs

21 April 201520 April 2015

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