Press Releases
April 2021
28.04.2021 IPK scientists identify networks for spikelet formation in barley
The barley inflorescence, called spike, is crucial for grain yield
formation. Therefore, it is of great importance to better understand the processes of spike
and spikelet development. This also involves the question how individual genes for barley
spike formation interact. In a long-standing research project, an international research team
led by the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) has therefore
used lasers to excise and analyse the finest tissue parts involved in barley spikelet organ
formation. The results are of immense importance for further comparative studies among
other grass or cereal crops and have recently been published in the journal Science
Advances. read more tweet PrintMarch 2021
25.03.2021 MECOTEC Group from Germany delivers High-Tech Container MCF-8 for the transport and safe deep freeze cold storage at -20°C (-4°F) to - 80°C (-112°F) for Covid-19 Vaccines to the Philippines
Presentation of the first mobile hybrid container MCF-8 in the presence of the Minister for Economics, Science and Digitization of the State of Saxony-Anhalt, Prof. Dr. Armin Willingmann, and the Deputy Ambassador Chief of Mission Ms. Lillibeth V. Pono of the Philippines in Germany read more tweet PrintDecember 2020
16.12.2020 Researchers develop new combined process for 3D printing
Chemists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a way to integrate liquids directly into materials during the 3D printing process. This allows, for example, active medical agents to be incorporated into pharmaceutical products or luminous liquids to be integrated into materials, which allow monitoring of damage. The study was published in "Advanced Materials Technologies". read more tweet PrintSeptember 2020
09.09.2020 First Hydroelectric-Solar Microgrid in Patagonia
A “run-of-the-river” hydroelectric power station, photovoltaic installation, and battery storage system have been combined to provide facilities in the Patagonia National Park with electricity from renewable energy sources. The park is part of one of the most important nature conservation projects in the world. It was established by the founder of North Face, Douglas Tompkins, and his wife Kristine, previously CEO of the outdoor clothing company Patagonia. The aim of their foundation, Tompkins Conservation, is to rewild the region after decades of heavy overgrazing and desertification. read more tweet Print04.09.2020 APK’s Newcycling® technology receives eREC innovation award
Merseburg, 04 September 2020 – Today, APK AG – an innovative plastic recycling company from Merseburg, Germany – received the innovation award at eREC, the digital recycling conference. ‘We thank the eREC organisers very much for acknowledging the game-changing contribution APK’s Newcycling® technology delivers to high-quality recycling of complex, flexible plastics packaging waste streams’, says Klaus Wohnig, CEO of APK AG. read more tweet PrintAugust 2020
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