4 April 202229 March 2022The race to upcycle CO2 into fuels, concrete and moreCompanies are scrambling to turn the greenhouse gas into useful products — but will that slow climate change?
9 November 20214 November 2021World faces disastrous 2.7C temperature rise on current climate plans, UN warnsReport says countries must strengthen climate ambitions after wasting chance to build back better after COVID
21 July 202116 July 2021A fabric and leather alternative made of the Fique plantNew, 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 2021Transforming carbon dioxide into jet fuel using an organic combustion-synthesized Fe-Mn-K catalystWe 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 2020Green ammonia could slash emissions from farming – and power ships of the futureWe need to develop a comprehensive portfolio of ways of turning ammonia back into power when and where we need it
29 January 202028 January 2020Single-use plastic: China to ban bags and other itemsPlastic 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 productAll 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 2019Untangling the secrets of worm and spider silksScientists 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 SpinnenseidenForscherteam konnte nachweisen, dass Seidenfasern aufgrund ihrer Nanofibrillen ein besseres Kälteverhalten aufweisen als andere Biopolymere
13 November 20199 September 2021How to capture and use atmospheric CO2A 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 lässtNeue Studie beziffert Potenziale und Kosten der zehn wichtigsten Verwendungen, unter anderem in der Industrie, am Bau und in der Landwirtschaft
7 August 20194 August 2019Wie die Natur Wasserstoff produzierende Enzyme bautDas Herzstück des biologischen Katalysators wird erst im letzten Schritt eingeschleust – Der Vorgang ist komplex
26 October 201823 October 2018Feeding 10 billion people by 2050 within planetary limits may be achievableBut it requires a global shift towards healthy and more plant-based diets, halving food loss and waste, say researchers
5 September 20184 September 2018Deadline for climate action – Act strongly before 2035 to keep warming below 2°CHumanity may be nearing the point of no return for climate action, according to new study
6 June 20184 June 2018New trial sees people given ‘environmentally-friendly’ casts after breaking limbsWooden cast is a comfortable alternative to a fibreglass cast for holding broken wrist bones in place
6 February 20181 February 2018Polymers and Fuels from Renewable ResourcesThe 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 RessourcenDie Preisverleihung findet am 15. März 2018 während des Jahrestreffens Deutscher Katalytiker in Weimar statt
21 August 201717 August 2017Plant-produced polio vaccines could help eradicate age old diseasePlants 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 2017Silk Sensor Could Speed Development of New Infrastructure, Aerospace and Consumer MaterialsResearchers have developed a way to embed a nanoscale damage-sensing probe into a lightweight composite made of epoxy and silk
21 February 201720 February 2017How 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 2017Organisms might be quantum machinesFew of us really understand the weird world of quantum physics – but our bodies might take advantage of quantum properties
25 July 201622 July 2016Policy: Five cornerstones of a global bioeconomyConflicting national priorities make it hard to align bioeconomy policies to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals on a global scale
19 January 201618 January 2016Recycling CO2 and bio-waste into low-carbon aviation fuelHeriot-Watt is to lead a £2m project to develop low carbon aviation fuels from captured CO2 and waste biomass
27 August 201525 August 2015Intrexon to Acquire Oxitec, Pioneer of Innovative Insect Control Solutions Addressing Global ChallengesOxitec's engineered biology may be able to solve some difficult problems
7 July 20159 September 2021Diamond provides technical progressDiamond should help to produce fuels and chemicals from carbon dioxide and light
Diamant für den technischen FortschrittMit Hilfe von Diamant sollen aus Kohlendioxid und Licht Treibstoffe und Chemikalien werden
18 May 201516 May 2015Leon Mur: plant ingredients have much potentialFor use in industry, the Kenniscentrum plantenstoffen collected a ‘library’ of plant ingredients in Dutch horticulture
16 March 20159 September 2021Semi-artificial chloroplasts to manufacture biotechnologically relevant productsDomesticating photosynthesis: 1.2 million euros for new EU project “Sun2Chem”
Halbkünstliche Chloroplasten sollen biotechnologisch relevante Produkte herstellenDie Photosynthese domestizieren: 1,2 Millionen Euro für neues EU-Projekt „Sun2Chem“
17 October 201415 February 2018Composites UK promotes current developments in biocompositesWorkshop to take place at the AMRC in Rotherham on 23rd October
1 April 201430 March 2014Carving out a future for biomass conversion to jet fuelA 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 2013Stanford study could lead to paradigm shift in organic solar cell researchA new study by Stanford scientists overturns a widely held explanation for how organic photovoltaics turn sunlight into electricity
29 January 2012Benedikter & Giordano: Deutschland stagniert!Deutschland muss in der Biotechnologie aufholen
1 August 2011Biosprit aus der Wüste Agaven lassen sich in öden Wüstenregionen für die Produktion von Biotreibstoffen anbauen
