Protein Breeder If the idea of eating bugs turns your pallet, consider that many cultures have included insects in their diets for centuries. Unger created Farm 432 with the growing population in mind, that will call for meat production to double by 2050. Creating an at-home protein source to offset the demands of the meat industry may be the only […]
BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 165
Tetris-Inspired Shelving
The Tetrad Flat Shelving is a modular, lightweight shelving solution consisting of 5 different shaped blocks with wooden sides and colored metal backings. Blocks can be attached to one another, to the wall or left free floating for life-sized, living room game play. And no, the bottom line doesn’t disappear when you make that perfect configuration. Choose from White or […]
Water From A Stone
Keep your plants perfectly watered! Water From A Stone slowly lets water out into your planter over the course of 3-4 days. A useful addition to any gardener’s home. Made from hand-blown glass. Holds 7oz (207ml) of water.
New Life to Fire Hose
Something most of us probably don’t think about is where old fire hoses go when they’ve been decommissioned. The answer is: landfills all across America. Now, when hoses fail at being safe, there’s Oxgut Hose Co. to turn something that was once trash into a wonderful array of one-of-a-kind home furnishings and accessories. The Oakland, California-based company takes these old […]
App for Breakup
It’s sometimes hard to put the appropriate breaup message together. Fear not, my faint of heart, for here is the BreakUp Text app. You’ve longed for it almost as long as you’ve longed for human decency and a new Elton John album. BreakUp Text has a level of humor. You can choose to tell your ex that you were eaten […]
Edible QR Code to Raise Awareness
San Diego-based Harney Sushi is printing quick response, or QR, codes on rice paper wafers using edible, water-based ink. The sushi rolls are wrapped in the wafers, making it easy for smart phone-carrying diners to scan in the codes and learn more about the fish they’re consuming. The QR codes direct diners to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s FishWatch […]