In Mexico, cultivated meat producer Micro Meat has partnered with Orbital Assembly to evaluate lab-grown meat production in space. OA, which develops space stations with both work and recreational space, will install Micro Meat’s equipment on a planned Pioneer-class station. OA hopes cultivated meat can help offset the massive costs associated with launching goods into […]
In Mexico, DRG News reports a new study from World Perspectives says US corn producers will lose $3.56 billion in the first year of Mexico’s proposed GMO ban with the ethanol industry suffering $521.5 million. Without Mexican demand for GMO corn, those corn prices are expected to fall significantly, leading to the estimated losses identified […]
In Mexico, the seeds of the wild castor oil plant, Ricinus communis, can be converted into biodiesel according to a new study in the International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology. The Mexican research team shows how the requisite transesterification reaction of oil from the seeds using methanol in the presence of sodium hydroxide […]
In Mexico, FreshPlaza reports researchers experimented with adding mango peel, roasted coffee residues, and cooked hibiscus calyces to starch-based bioplastic to test what impacts they would have on color, texture, morphology, water activity, and biodegradability. The mechanical of the performance was enhanced by the addition of the byproducts, doubling the strength of the plastic. Tests […]
In Mexico, CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. and CEMEX Ventures announced their investment in HiiROC, a clean hydrogen production startup. HiiROC developed a technology that uses thermal plasma electrolysis to transform biomethane, flare gas, or natural gas into hydrogen at a lower cost than competing solutions and without a CO2 footprint. Together with HiiROC, CEMEX aims […]
In Mexico, researchers at the National Technological Institute of Mexico, Morelia Technological Institute campus, have developed a prototype of a photobioreactor for optimization of the Chlorella Vulgaris microalgae for which they requested patent registration by Model of Utility before the Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property (IMPI). In addition to increasing current biomass production, it will […]
In Mexico, Adidas is using a cactus-based leather alternative in a new line of boxing gloves. The material, called Desserto, uses prickly pear cactus as feedstock and was invented in 2019 by Adrian Lopez and Marte Cazarez. The Adidas gloves are part of a new Tilt 350 boxing glove design that aims to better protect […]
In Mexico, CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V and CEMEX Ventures (CEMEX´s venture capital unit) announced their investment in Synhelion, a pioneer company in solar fuels that are a climate-friendly substitute to fossil fuels, enabling a carbon-free manufacturing process. This effort, which aims to decarbonize the cement manufacturing process based on solar energy, is part of CEMEX’s […]
In Mexico, Metrobús has put into circulation two buses on Line 2, which will use a mixture of diesel and biofuel produced at the Central de Abastos in Mexico City from waste. This is a pilot test that will be launched in a total of 10 buses in all the lines of the system during […]
In Mexico, tequila giant Jose Cuervo wants you to make a good decision for the planet even if you make bad decisions after ordering one too many margaritas. To help celebrate National Tequila Day on July 24, the party purveyor is giving away packs of agave-based straws. Interested parties and partiers can send their names […]
