Tag: USA
Innovation or charlatanism? The fashion of raw water
Raw water is thriving in the US. According to enthusiasts, the water we drink is contaminated by chemicals, so they offer the product without [...]
Biomimetics: when copying nature is the best innovation
Biomimetics is innovation inspired by nature. Natura has almost 4 billion years of experience and the most unique solutions to solve problems. Why not [...]
Kombucha: the famous probiotic that has gained new products
Kombucha is the bet of several drink startups this year. The fermented tea is old, but it came back with everything and conquered a legion of fans ... [...]
Trick or treat? This is the Halloween of innovation!
Some believe that Halloween started with the Celtic festival of harvest, others, believe it has Christian roots. Whatever the origin, the best of that [...]
These plastic bottles become a new house roof
In the last 65 years plastic production has increased more than 180 times and only 5% of it is recycled. Much of this material ends up in the oceans. [...]
Juicero: how a juice machine became a symbol of failed innovation
Not every innovation wins. But some draw so much attention that they become symbols of failed innovation. Juicero is one of those cases. Why has the h [...]
Open source food safety: Free HACCP for all
Food safety is essential for everybody, but a HACCP system has its price. What if were possible to reduce costs with a free plan already developed by [...]
Lemon soap made from drinks is new Australian fashion
Where does the pulp of the lemon that makes your caipirinha goes? If you answered it goes in the trash, you are wrong. It becomes lemon soap... at lea [...]
Cardboard meat? DNA rapid test is new weapon for food safety
Providing safe food is one of the biggest challenges in the industry. Frauds happens all araound the world, the scandal of Operation Weak Meat is not [...]
Mc Donalds creates high tech straw that ensures the perfect milk shake
What innovation can be made in a simple piece of plastic to drink milk shake? Well, Mc Donalds did it. A high tech straw for a perfect proportion of b [...]