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Clever ‘eco’ fridge launched

This clay pot cooler is being marketed as Mexico’s “first 100-percent ecological clay refrigerator” by its manufacturers Depresa. 

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The device, called Ecoplanet, uses no electricity and maintains a temperature of around five degrees Centigrade. It works by using a porous outer layer lined with wet sand, and an inner pot within which the food is placed. The evaporation of the outer liquid draws heat from the inner pot. See exoplanet.mx for more details.  


Startup Weekend set to break records

Guadalajara’s Tec de Monterrey (ITESM) university campus is set to host the largest ever  Startup Weekend in the history of the international event that started in 2007 and is now held in 135 countries.