In Finland, Nofima scientists are participating in a two year, NOK 1 million project to use shrimp shells in biodegradable packaging. The project is being coordinated by Italy-based Mavi, and involves three research centers and four companies. The article at Nofima quotes Morten Sivertsvik, Director of Research at Nofima’s department for Processing Technology in Stavanger, […]
In Texas, students at Texas A&M’s Agrilife Research Center have created a system that feeds nutrients from shrimp production into saliconia plants that are later harvested and pressed into oil for biodiesel. The meal byproduct is then fed back to the shrimp for feed.
In Brooklyn, a startup developing leather-like materials from mushroom and seafood shell waste has raised $4.15 million in a seed funding round led by founder Uyen Tran. Investors also include Happiness Capital, SOSV, Parley for the Oceans, and MIH Capital. TômTex will use the money to add staff, boost manufacturing at its Brooklyn facility, and […]
In South Korea, cultivated meat producer CellMEAT has unveiled a caviar prototype based on the popular Osetra caviar. The innovation could one day deliver the fish egg delicacy at affordable prices and without the ethical and sustainability challenges that plague traditional production of fish roe. Sturgeon, a major source of caviar, does not reproduce often […]
In Sweden, cleantech firm OrganoClick said it has collaborated with Glatfelter for nearly five years in the development of the new airlaid material. OrganoClick’s biobased and home-compostable binder, which replaces the fossil-based binder in the traditional material, is made of raw materials from side streams in the food industry originating from wheat, corn, lemons and […]
It may have escaped general attention that the strongest-known materials in the living world are the teeth of tiny limpets that the mollusks use to scrape food off rocks. There was a report out on the subject in 2015 but I think more attention was being given at the time to fracking, $15 oil, and […]
Cumberland Gap, it’s a devil of a gap That’s what the scouts all tell ya Sure ‘nuf it may get tough If it doesn’t kill ya, kill ya Kentucky, she’s a-waitin’ on the other side David Rawlings, “Cumberland Gap” News has arrived from Houston that Ara Partners, regularly seen around the halls of ABLC and […]
From sports enthusiasts going more biobased in their gear like Wilson tennis rackets and Saucony sneakers made from pineapple leather to groovy biobased LP records for music fans, it’s been a fun week with bioeconomy innovations. In today’s Digest, from sporty and groovy biobased ways to floating fungi in the form of mycelium buoys, shrimp […]
The remarkable story of Zero Acre Farms leaked into the public domain this week with the news that the company, focused on the production of “healthy, more sustainable oils and fats” from sugars has raised $37 million in an oversubscribed Series A. Co-founders include Steve del Cardayre, Jay Keasling and Jeff Nobbs. If it’s starting […]
Is that shrimp stuck in your teeth? How about shrimp weapon-inspired material for your dental implact crowns? That’s just what researchers created with a cellulose-based nanocomposite inspired by the ultra-strong clubs shrimp use to pulverize prey such as clams. And another thing to smile about is the world’s first carbon-neutral toothbrush made from cellulose […]
