In Austria, plant cell wall components such as cellulose are abundant sources of carbohydrates that are widely used in biofuels and bioproducts; however, extraction of these components from plant biomass is relatively difficult due to their complexity. In research appearing in FEBS Open Bio, investigators have found that a combination of fungal enzymes can efficiently […]
In Oregon, Datavault AI Inc. is poised to develop an AI-driven multi-modal machine learning system to support biofuel crop optimization. The initiative focuses on increasing fatty acid metabolism efficiency in Brassica napus (canola) using high-performance computational modeling, supporting the EPA’s goal to replace up to 140,000 barrels of crude oil per day with biofuels. Aspects […]
In Japan, nanoplastics are an increasing threat to the ecosystem; however, their mobility in the soil is still underexplored. Against this backdrop, researchers from Waseda University and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology investigated the adsorption and aggregation behavior of nanoplastics in different types of soil under different pH conditions. The study […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that a research team led by Hee-Tak Kim of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), in a joint study with Gisu Doo of the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), has developed a platinum-free water electrolysis technology. Water electrolysis, which […]
In South Korea, in a recent breakthrough, a research team from the Hanyang University ERICA campus in South Korea, has developed a new type of tunable electrocatalyst using B-doped cobalt phosphide (CoP) nanosheets. Their study was published in the journal Small on March 19, 2025. The researchers used an innovative strategy to create these materials, […]
In Israel, Evogene Ltd. announced the completion of its generative AI foundation model, version 1.0, for small molecule design, developed in collaboration with Google Cloud. The new model expands the existing capabilities of ChemPass AI, Evogene’s tech-engine for small molecule discovery and optimization, by addressing one of the core challenges faced by both the pharmaceutical […]
In Brazil, an innovative project will transform fishing waste in the Amazon Legal into sources of clean energy and products that strengthen the local economy. The initiative is the result of a partnership between FGV Energia, Petrobras, the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), and the Senai Institute of Innovation in Biomass. Lasting 18 months, the […]
In New Zealand, Minister Shane Reti, Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, recently announced that new consolidated Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) will be formed from July 1, 2025. From this date, AgResearch will operate as a division of the New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science (Bioeconomy Science Institute). AgResearch will join sister CRIs Manaaki Whenua […]
In Greece, Safety4sea reported that Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that its Wind Hunter Project, a zero-emission initiative that uses wind power at sea to produce hydrogen, has been selected by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to take part in a national research program. Under the NEDO program, MOL will […]
In Washington, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office recently removed barriers to domestic bioenergy production by updating its 45ZCF-GREET modeling tool to account for new feedstocks and methods of production, including ethanol from corn wet-milling and natural gas from coal-mine methane. These measures will allow a wider range of farmers and companies to […]
