16 May 202211 May 2022How a soil microbe could rev up artificial photosynthesisResearchers discover that a spot of molecular glue and a timely twist help a bacterial enzyme convert carbon dioxide into carbon compounds 20 times faster than plant enzymes do during photosynthesis. The results stand to accelerate progress toward converting carbon dioxide into a variety of products
12 May 20229 May 2022Wie eine Bodenmikrobe die künstliche Photosynthese ankurbeln könnteDas Geheimnis ist ein Enzym, das mit den Reaktionsbestandteilen "jongliert"
13 April 202212 April 2022Bridgestone Awarded Department of Energy Grant to Advance Guayule Natural Rubber ResearchThe grant will accelerate the company’s efforts to optimize guayule shrubs for increased rubber content, producing higher-yielding crops
26 March 201922 March 2019Sugar set for ‘energycane’ reinventionAustralian scientist conducts gene-editing experiments on sugarcane in order to product bio-products
11 April 20183 April 2018Sewage Sludge Leads to Biofuels BreakthroughJBEI enzyme discovery enables first-time microbial production of an aromatic biofuel
2 February 20181 February 2018Plant Feedstock Genomics for BioenergyDOE and USDA Biomass Genomics Research
1 December 20179 September 2021Pollution to Products!Efficient use of carbon is driven by carbon recycling technologies
7 July 20175 July 2017Tasty Energy Treats You Can Make From BrowniesHydrocarbon oils from Botryococcus braunii algae to be researched as a renewable fuel source
16 June 201713 June 2017Fungal Enzymes Team Up to More Efficiently Break Down CelluloseCollaborative science initiative enables resolution of fungal protein complexes
26 August 201625 August 2016Expanding the stable of workhorse yeastsNew genome sequences target next generation of yeasts with improved biotech uses
2 March 20161 March 2016What’s been described as the “world’s largest repertoire of enzymes that break down biomass?”Could modified fungi potentially lead to cheaper biofuels and bio-based products?
15 September 201511 September 2015The New Tobacco Road: a path beyond smoking for America’s traditional cash cropTobacco’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?
25 July 201324 October 2013Microbial Who-Done-It For BiofuelsNew Technique Identifies Populations Within a Microbial Community Responsible for Biomass Deconstruction
13 June 2013Researchers unearth bioenergy potential in leaf-cutter ant communitiesStudy identifying new fungal enzymes that could help break down cellulosic-or non-food-biomass for processing to fuel
3 April 2013Genomforschung für neue EnergiebäumeGenom des Pfirsichbaumes in hoher Auflösung sequenziert