Technology

‘Purest meat alternative’ to grow in Swedish mycoprotein factory

Swedish foodtech startup Millow has opened its first commercial-scale factory at a former LEGO production hall in Gothenburg.  The facility will use a patented dry fermentation process in which mycelium — the root-like structure of fungus — feeds on oats in a bioreactor. There, it rapidly grows into a meat alternative that can replace everything from beef mince to doner kebab. Millow aims to produce 500kg of the so-called mycoprotein per day at the site once fully operational later this year. The company’s founders hope its product, also called Millow, will iron out the kinks in the alternative meat sector. …This story continues at The Next Web

Can geothermal startups drill Europe to clean energy independence?

In the wooded hills south of Munich, Germany, engineers are drilling 8 km down in a bid to harvest limitless clean energy from Earth’s molten, radioactive core. The project could offer a blueprint for cost-effective geothermal energy extraction, helping Europe power cities, heat homes, and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.  The drill belongs to Canadian company Eavor, one of a new crop of startups working to make geothermal a serious player in the energy game. Armed with an arsenal of plasma pulse drills, steel shot cannons, and robot worms, they plan to unlock Earth’s heat almost anywhere on the planet.…This story continues at The Next Web

TNW Backstage tunes into the future of earbuds

TNW Backstage returns this week with a journey into the future of sound. Our featured guest is Xander de Buisonjé — Dutch singer, TV presenter, and founder of Breggz, a startup reshaping personal audio. Breggz was born from De Buisonjé’s (pronounced “boo-son-i-yay”) obsession with sound quality. After decades in the music industry, he had grown exasperated that artists would spend years years perfecting their sound — only for listeners to hear it through subpar devices. “I just want the world to hear what I hear,” he says. His mission led him to launch Breggz, which claims to have created the world’s first…This story continues at The Next Web

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