tech, startups, internet

Startup makes butter from CO2 and water.

“They ultimately developed a process that involves taking carbon dioxide from the air and hydrogen from water, heating them up, and oxidizing them to trigger the separation of fatty acids and then the formulation of fat. The result is real […]

thoughts of food

Meat grown from cells moves out of the lab

A very cool development in cultured meat. Still, lots of work to be done: “At least eight startups are building or operating pilot production plants to try to drive the price of production down. Cultured meat still costs $400 to […]

fun facts

Why cow meat is beef, not cow. 

I remember chuckling at a restaurant in Europe when the waiter said the burger was made of cow. It sounded foreign to my ear. I hadn’t considered how it came to be that we refer to animal meats by unique […]