The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the Week of May 2nd, 2018
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The pace of invention and change is just too strong, we’ve realized, to highlight annual or even quarterly or monthly rankings and summaries of significant product and service advances. For now, we’re going to be tracking these on a weekly basis to keep pace with the changes. Here are the top innovations for the week of May 2nd..
#1 Finnish partnership yields solar-powered biochemical production process
In Finland, a joint study by the University of Turku and VTT Technical Research Centre has developed an improved method for producing biobased hydrogen and other chemicals. The joint effort found that, by attaching cells to a transparent nanocellulose film, they could induce microbial cells to produce biohydrogen from solar energy.
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#2 Using satellite imagery and AI, Agronow launches Agriculture 5.0
In Brazil, Agronow is spearheading Agriculture 5.0, through which it will be possible to monitor crops by using artificial intelligence, making it possible for all sectors involved in agribusiness to receive alerts, information, analyses that are fundamental for remotely strategic decision making.
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#3 XpertSea lands $10 million for AI-enabled aquaculture …
#4 Biobased fire additive under development for military …
#5 L’Oreal launches Seed Phytonutrients line of personal care products …
#6 Inocucor buys ATP Nutrition to increase crop yields with both biologics and nutrients …
#7 Citrus waste successfully repurposed for towel production …
#8 LANXESS launches new prepolymer for polyurethane cast elastomers …
#9 British seaweed could open door to biobased displays …
#10 Beyond Sausage now available in Whole Food Market stores nationwide READ MORE
