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    05 2025

    New Cell-Sorting Platform Accelerates Discovery of High-Value Microbes

    Chinese researchers have developed an advanced, high-throughput single-cell sorting platform that enables direct isolation of living cells with targeted metabolic profiles from large mutant libraries.The technology—now commercialized as FlowRACS ...

  • 25

    04 2025

    Biomimetic COF Membrane Enables Precise Lithium Ion Separation for Sustainable Extraction

    A research team led by Prof. GAO Jun from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Profs. SUI Kunyan and LIU Xueli from Qingdao University, has developed a novel membrane that mimics biological ion channels to achieve highly selective lithium ion separation from complex brines. A research team led by Prof. GAO Jun from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers from Qingdao University, has developed an innovative membrane tha...

  • 07

    04 2025

    Researchers Develop Novel Membrane Design for Efficient Energy Harvesting

    A research team from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators, has introduced a novel membrane design that mimics biological protein channels to enhance proton transport for efficient energy harvesting. This study was published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. A research team from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators, has introduced a novel membrane design that mimics biological protein channels to enhance proton transp...

  • 27

    02 2025

    Scientists Engineer Cell Cultures to Boost Anti-Inflammatory Compounds in Endangered Snow Lotus

    Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a breakthrough method to enhance the production of valuable medicinal compounds in the endangered snow lotus (Saussurea invol...

  • 20

    02 2025

    Researchers Discover Sodium-ion Batteries Face Greater Safety Hazards Due to Sodium Clusters

    A new study by the Solid Energy System Technology Center at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered significant safety risks in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), particularly when compared to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). A new study led by the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified significant safety risks in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), especially compared to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs).Publishe...

  • 18

    02 2025

    Researchers Discover Thermophilic Bacterium can Power Whole-cell System for Depolymerization of PET

    A team from the Advanced Biorefinery and BioSynthesis Group at Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Nanjing Tech University and Greifswald University, has unveiled an innovative solution for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) depolymerization, using an engineered whole-cell biocatalyst based on the thermophilic bacterium Clostridium thermocellum. A research team from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Nanjing Tech University and Greifswald University, has introduced an innovative solution for the depolymeri...