Tag Archives: Sustainability

Energy storage: StoRIES project successfully completed

By | May 27
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In StoRIES, young researchers from all over Europe worked together on hybrid storage solutions – including at summer schools like this one in Rome. | Source: HIU/KIT | Copyright: HIU/KIT

Karlsruhe (Labnews Media LLC) – The European research project StoRIES (Storage Research Infrastructure Eco-System), coordinated by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), has successfully completed its work after four years. The project promoted the networking of research infrastructures, industry, and scientific institutions in Europe and developed strategies for the development and integration of energy storage systems. It thus contributes to… Read more »

Algae in aquaculture reduce waste and increase sustainability

By | May 5
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Cluster of bright green sea grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera) resting on a white perforated tray with water droplets nearby.

Miami (Labnews Media LLC) – Integrating macroalgae into integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) systems can significantly reduce or even completely eliminate waste products from marine fish farming. This is the conclusion of a new study from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. In a pilot IMTA system, researchers tested four native macroalgae species from the southeastern United States and the Caribbean… Read more »

AI brings sustainability from reports to operational decisions

By | April 21, 2026
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Earth from space, showing Africa and surrounding regions with white cloud cover over the blue oceans.

Munich (Labnews Media LLC) – On Earth Day, IT service provider Nagarro is calling for a rethink in the corporate sustainability debate. Sustainability must be integrated from annual reports into daily operational decision-making. Artificial intelligence plays a central role in this. The pressure on companies is growing due to stricter regulations, investor requirements, and customer demands, explained CTO Stefan Bär. There is a particular lack of sustainability in the supply chain… Read more »

First pure ammonia engine without fossil additives realized

By | April 14, 2026
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A motor powered exclusively by ammonia, requiring no fossil fuels, has been implemented in a vehicle for the first time. The Fraunhofer Institute for Microtechnology and Microsystems IMM, together with the US company First Ammonia Motors, developed the basic technology for this carbon-free drive system. The successful test drive took place on June 27, 2025, on the outskirts of Charlotte, North Carolina… Read more »

Fraunhofer UMSICHT develops processes for the recovery of acids and valuable resources

By | March 25, 2026
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology UMSICHT, together with its partner FNE Entsorgungsdienste Freiberg GmbH, is advancing the circular economy in the metalworking and chemical industries. The "SäureWert" research project is developing a process for recovering acids and valuable resources from process waste. This recovery reduces the need for primary raw materials and the amount of hazardous waste… Read more »

Microbial upcycling of PET plastic to levodopa: sustainable synthesis of a Parkinson's drug

By | March 16, 2026
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Researchers have developed a biotechnological process that converts polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste into levodopa (L-DOPA) – the key drug for treating Parkinson's disease. The approach uses genetically modified Escherichia coli and achieves high yields under mild, aqueous conditions. The team, led by Benjamin Royer and Stephen Wallace, constructed a four-step biosynthetic pathway that converts terephthalic acid (TPA) – the main monomer of PET – via… Read more »

GOLEHM Alliance receives further funding for sustainable earth construction

By | August 25, 2025
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Credits: N. Henkel, GOLEHM

The WIR! alliance GOLEHM, which has been working since 2020 to revive traditional clay construction in the Central German dryland region and promote a sustainable circular economy in the construction sector, will continue to receive funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research until the end of 2028. With a total volume of €9,82 million, the "WIR! – Change through Innovation in the Region" program supports over two dozen projects… Read more »

Millet as a plant of the future: Brandenburg focuses on climate resilience and diversity

By | August 21, 2025
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Credits: nnitatong, pexels

At a field day at the Wilmersdorf teaching and research station of the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (HNEE), millet was the focus as a promising crop. Farmers, processors, and scientists exchanged ideas about millet's potential for animal feed, nutrition, and climate adaptation in agriculture. Forty-four millet varieties were presented in the experimental field, ranging in height from 50 centimeters to… Read more »

Saarland University: Master's program for environmentally friendly products available from autumn

By | August 13, 2025
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Credits: Oliver Dietze, Saarland University

The Master's program "Sustainable Materials and Engineering" prepares students for the development of environmentally friendly products such as compostable packaging, sustainable building materials, and recyclable lightweight materials for vehicles. This research-oriented and practice-based program combines chemistry, materials science, and engineering to utilize resources efficiently and improve the environmental compatibility of products. Conventional packaging, building materials, and vehicles are often difficult to recycle and energy-intensive to produce… Read more »

Green Chemistry: Breakthrough in Sustainable Low-Temperature Oxidation

By | August 7, 2025
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A research team at Nagoya University has developed an innovative catalyst system that makes the chemical industry more sustainable, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly. The study, published in the journal Green Chemistry on July 7, 2025, describes how the oxidation of alcohols to valuable chemicals such as aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids can now occur at significantly lower temperatures and without toxic heavy metals. As early as 2009… Read more »