Pranay Bihani, Author at NYU MakerSpace

New Enzyme Discovered to Recycle PET Plastic!

70% of plastic packaging is never recycled. Fortunately, CARBIOS, a French company has reported through a study published in ‘Nature‘ that they have “engineered an enzyme that can convert 90% of that same plastic back to its pristine starting materials.” ” CARBIOS’ recycling bioprocesses for plastics provide the means to: Recycle plastics to infinity by returning to the original monomers which can be used in all applications in which the original material was used; Recover…

Apply Now! Prototyping Fund: Spring 2020

The NYU Prototyping Fund is a collaborative program offered by the Design Lab @ NYU Tandon MakerSpace and the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute that awards teams of students up to $500 in the first round of funding and up to $2000 in the second to be used to build hardware or software prototypes and connects them with the resources, tools, and mentors they need to bring their ideas to life. Apply for the Prototyping Fund Phase I Spring 2020 here!The…

Got a Hardware Startup? Here’s your opportunity to win $50,000 through the 2020 AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup!

Here’s an opportunity to win $50,000 to grow YOUR hardware startup! The Competition The AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup is a pitch competition for early-stage hardware startups. The Hardware Cup tours 6 US regions, with events in Pittsburgh, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, Raleigh, and San Jose. Check their Competitions page for more details. Enter the AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup The AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup is an international pitch competition for early-stage hardware startups. Any company with a…

Calling all female founders! Apply to the Make It in Brooklyn Female Founders pitch contest!

Apply now for the Make It in Brooklyn Female Founders pitch competition. Downtown Brooklyn is bringing the best startups founded by women together for the opportunity to pitch a panel of VCs and tech experts to win $5,000 – and they want to hear from you. Five finalists will pitch an expert panel and receive feedback on their pitches. Previous winners of Make It in Brooklyn pitch contests have gone on to raise millions in venture funding and…

Author: Pranay Bihani