If environmental engineer Daniel Noguera had his way, he would orchestrate a microbiome to pump out higher-value chemical products.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 10, 2019
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Previously unexploited organic waste can be converted into biofuel, with technology developed by researchers from the EU BIOGO project.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 29, 2018
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A catalyst for carbon dioxide recycling, mineral pentlandite may also be a conceivable alternative to expensive precious metal catalysts. This is the result of a study conducted by researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum ...
Materials Science
Nov 19, 2018
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When I introduce myself as a Ph.D. student in chemistry, I can often spot fear and incomprehension in people's eyes: chemists are often pictured as crazy scientists, like Dr. Maru in Wonder Woman, doing black magic and explosions. ...
Other
Nov 15, 2018
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Apple growers should increase the amount of flowers around their apple orchards if they want to increase their harvest. A new study by researchers from Stockholm University, among others, shows that more pollinators, such ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 13, 2018
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The shift from fossil-based industries to a bioeconomy is creating a growing demand for biobased chemicals, materials and fuels as sustainable and renewable alternatives. One possible source is fructose from wood for use ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 25, 2018
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Can you imagine the entire population of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom and France going hungry?
Biotechnology
Jun 26, 2018
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Mass production of large, uniform sheets of single-layer molybdenum disulfide, MoS2, is difficult, which limits its commercial application. A*STAR researchers have modified an existing manufacturing technique to enable the ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 25, 2018
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TU Wien and Sandoz GmbH have successfully implemented a real-time computer simulation of the complex growth behaviour of penicillin producing organisms. This simulation now helps to keep the production process under control.
Materials Science
Apr 10, 2018
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Streptomyces chartreusis is an antibiotic-producing bacterium that releases more metabolites into the surrounding medium than scientists previously assumed based on genomic analysis. Many of the substances are likely released ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 22, 2018
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