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22 January 202517 January 2025

Spider silk

Spider silk could very much be a solution for the environmental problems of the fashion industry - but nevertheless many companies have either dropped out or completely eliminated spiders from their marketing

8 December 20236 December 2023

Releasing Brakes on Biocatalysis

Formaldehyde can inhibit enzymes that produce hydrogen particularly efficiently. Researchers from Bochum have discovered how this can be prevented

Die Bremse der Biokatalyse lösen

Formaldehyd kann Enzyme hemmen, die besonders effizient Wasserstoff herstellen. Bochumer Forschende haben herausgefunden, wie man das verhindern kann

10 October 202310 October 2023

Spinning a sustainable fashion revolution: meet the physicists turning wood into clothes

How Spinnova today transforms cellulose from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified wood into textile fibre without using any chemicals

19 June 202314 June 2023

OXCCU Raises $22 Million to Transform Carbon Dioxide into Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Leading carbon-to-value company converting carbon dioxide and hydrogen into industrial and consumer products, has completed a Series A financing to commercialize sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

27 April 202327 April 2023

“Best CO₂ Utilisation 2023” Innovation Award – Three winning CCU solutions open the road to transition away from fossil resources

Carbon dioxide is a renewable resource able to replace fossil carbon. CellCO2, Arkeon and Ultra-low Carbon Concrete showcase the versatility of carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) solutions

Innovationspreis „Best CO₂-Utilisation 2023“ – Drei prämierte CCU-Lösungen ebnen den Weg zur Abkehr von fossilen Ressourcen

Kohlendioxid ist eine erneuerbare Ressource, die fossilen Kohlenstoff erfolgreich ersetzen kann. Die Innovationen CellCO₂, Arkeon und Ultra-low Carbon Concrete zeigen die Vielfalt der Lösungen zur Kohlenstoffabscheidung und -nutzung (CCU)

29 March 202324 March 2023

Plastic-eating microbes hit the market

The promise – and limits – of plastic guzzling bacteria

16 March 202316 March 2023

From Emission-made Shoes to Jet Fuels – Smart Innovations Make CO₂ the Feedstock of the Future

The Conference on CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals announces six nominees for the innovation award “Best CO₂ Utilisation 2023”

Von Turnschuhen aus CO₂-Emissionen bis hin zu Flugzeugtreibstoff – Intelligente Innovationen machen CO₂ zum Rohstoff der Zukunft

Die Conference on CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals gibt sechs Nominierte für den Innovationspreis „Best CO₂ Utilisation 2023“ bekannt

15 February 202310 February 2023

New report reveals “large gap” in carbon dioxide removal needed

CDR from new technologies must increase 1,300-fold by the year 2050. Joint press release of MCC, SWP, University of Oxford, and University of Wisconsin-Madison

Neuer Bericht zeigt „große Lücke“ bei CO2-Entnahmen aus der Atmosphäre auf

Einsatz neuer Technologien muss bis 2050 um das 1300-Fache steigen. Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von MCC, SWP, Uni Oxford und University of Wisconsin-Madison

22 September 202219 September 2022

Decarbonising the energy system by 2050 could save trillions

Transitioning to a decarbonised energy system by around 2050 is expected to save the world at least $12 trillion compared to continuing our current levels of fossil fuel use

4 April 202229 March 2022

The race to upcycle CO2 into fuels, concrete and more

Companies are scrambling to turn the greenhouse gas into useful products — but will that slow climate change?

9 November 20214 November 2021

World faces disastrous 2.7C temperature rise on current climate plans, UN warns

Report says countries must strengthen climate ambitions after wasting chance to build back better after COVID

21 July 202116 July 2021

A fabric and leather alternative made of the Fique plant

New, renewable textile alternative called Fiquetex, made from the Colombian Fique plant, can be used as a leather alternative, or to make things as carrier bags and packaging material

13 January 20219 September 2021

Transforming carbon dioxide into jet fuel using an organic combustion-synthesized Fe-Mn-K catalyst

We report here a synthetic protocol to the fixation of carbon dioxide by converting it directly into aviation jet fuel using novel, inexpensive iron-based catalysts

5 March 20203 March 2020

Green ammonia could slash emissions from farming – and power ships of the future

We need to develop a comprehensive portfolio of ways of turning ammonia back into power when and where we need it

29 January 202028 January 2020

Single-use plastic: China to ban bags and other items

Plastic bags will be banned across all cities and towns in 2022, though markets selling fresh products will be exempt until 2025, restaurant industry by 30%

Five ways to turn CO₂ from pollution to a valuable product

All options for using CO₂ have potential, but making them a reality will need a clear understanding of the possible unintended consequences

10 December 20196 December 2019

Untangling the secrets of worm and spider silks

Scientists have discovered that silk can withstand space-cold temperatures. Their findings could help develop new materials for low-temperature and high-impact applications

Entwirrung der Geheimnisse um Raupen- und Spinnenseiden

Forscherteam konnte nachweisen, dass Seidenfasern aufgrund ihrer Nanofibrillen ein besseres Kälteverhalten aufweisen als andere Biopolymere

13 November 20199 September 2021

How to capture and use atmospheric CO2

A new study quantifies the potential and costs of the ten most important applications, e.g. in industry, construction, and agriculture

Wie sich CO2 aus der Atmosphäre einfangen und nutzen lässt

Neue Studie beziffert Potenziale und Kosten der zehn wichtigsten Verwendungen, unter anderem in der Industrie, am Bau und in der Landwirtschaft

7 August 20194 August 2019

Wie die Natur Wasserstoff produzierende Enzyme baut

Das Herzstück des biologischen Katalysators wird erst im letzten Schritt eingeschleust – Der Vorgang ist komplex

26 October 201823 October 2018

Feeding 10 billion people by 2050 within planetary limits may be achievable

But it requires a global shift towards healthy and more plant-based diets, halving food loss and waste, say researchers

5 September 20184 September 2018

Deadline for climate action – Act strongly before 2035 to keep warming below 2°C

Humanity may be nearing the point of no return for climate action, according to new study

6 June 20184 June 2018

New trial sees people given ‘environmentally-friendly’ casts after breaking limbs

Wooden cast is a comfortable alternative to a fibreglass cast for holding broken wrist bones in place

6 February 20181 February 2018

Polymers and Fuels from Renewable Resources

The award ceremony will take place on 15 March 2018 during the 51th Annual Meeting of German Catalysis Scientists in Weimar

Polymere und Treibstoffe aus erneuerbaren Ressourcen

Die Preisverleihung findet am 15. März 2018 während des Jahrestreffens Deutscher Katalytiker in Weimar statt

21 August 201717 August 2017

Plant-produced polio vaccines could help eradicate age old disease

Plants have been used to produce a new vaccine against poliovirus in what is hoped to be a major step towards global eradication of the disease

30 March 201724 March 2017

Silk Sensor Could Speed Development of New Infrastructure, Aerospace and Consumer Materials

Researchers have developed a way to embed a nanoscale damage-sensing probe into a lightweight composite made of epoxy and silk

21 February 201720 February 2017

How much biomass grows in the savannah?

Geographers at Jena University use satellite and terrestrial data to calculate aboveground biomass in South Africa’s Kruger National Park

Wie viel Biomasse wächst in der Savanne?

Geographen der Uni Jena erfassen mit Satelliten- und terrestrischen Daten die oberirdische Biomasse im Krüger-Nationalpark in Südafrika

29 July 201618 January 2017

Organisms might be quantum machines

Few of us really understand the weird world of quantum physics – but our bodies might take advantage of quantum properties

25 July 201622 July 2016

Policy: Five cornerstones of a global bioeconomy

Conflicting national priorities make it hard to align bioeconomy policies to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals on a global scale

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

27 August 201525 August 2015

Intrexon to Acquire Oxitec, Pioneer of Innovative Insect Control Solutions Addressing Global Challenges

Oxitec's engineered biology may be able to solve some difficult problems

7 July 20159 September 2021

Diamond provides technical progress

Diamond should help to produce fuels and chemicals from carbon dioxide and light

Diamant für den technischen Fortschritt

Mit Hilfe von Diamant sollen aus Kohlendioxid und Licht Treibstoffe und Chemikalien werden

18 May 201516 May 2015

Leon Mur: plant ingredients have much potential

For use in industry, the Kenniscentrum plantenstoffen collected a ‘library’ of plant ingredients in Dutch horticulture

16 March 20159 September 2021

Semi-artificial chloroplasts to manufacture biotechnologically relevant products

Domesticating photosynthesis: 1.2 million euros for new EU project “Sun2Chem”

Halbkünstliche Chloroplasten sollen biotechnologisch relevante Produkte herstellen

Die Photosynthese domestizieren: 1,2 Millionen Euro für neues EU-Projekt „Sun2Chem“

17 October 201415 February 2018

Composites UK promotes current developments in biocomposites

Workshop to take place at the AMRC in Rotherham on 23rd October

1 April 201430 March 2014

Carving out a future for biomass conversion to jet fuel

A pioneering study has proposed a new integrated method for producing aviation fuels from woody feedstock by considering all downstream processing stages and carrying out a detailed economic analysis

22 November 201321 November 2013

Stanford study could lead to paradigm shift in organic solar cell research

A new study by Stanford scientists overturns a widely held explanation for how organic photovoltaics turn sunlight into electricity

29 January 2012

Benedikter & Giordano: Deutschland stagniert!

Deutschland muss in der Biotechnologie aufholen

1 August 2011

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