--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: Building protein from air image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Building protein from air ### About Air Protein --- Dr. Lisa Dyson​ is a theoretical physicist turned biotech entrepreneur who founded Air Protein to reinvent how the world makes food. Inspired by NASA research from the 1960s, her team at Air Protein developed AirFermentation™, a process that transforms elements of the air—carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen, and water—into complete, highly nutritious protein. Produced without farmland or traditional agriculture, the protein flour is rich in all essential amino acids, vitamins, and minerals, and serves as a drop-in alternative to egg, dairy, and soy ingredients. [About PMI](http://pmi.org/ "undefined") --- PMI is the leading authority in project management, dedicated to guiding the way to project success. Since 1969, PMI has shone a light on the power of project management and the people behind the projects. With a global community, gold-standard professional certifications, and career-long learning opportunities, PMI empowers current and aspiring project professionals, as well as organizations, with knowledge and resources to lead effectively and create an impact in the communities they serve. [](https://www.pmi.org/project-management-for-impact?utm%5Fjob%5Fnumber=229&utm%5Fregion%5Fname=af-ap-as-eu-in-la-me-na&utm%5Fcampaign%5Fchannel=b2c&utm%5Ffunnel%5Fstage=awareness&utm%5Fmarketing%5Fchannel=affiliate&utm%5Fmarketing%5Fsubchannel=affiliate&utm%5Fstart%5Fdate=10092025&utm%5Fend%5Fdate=12312025&utm%5Fsource=not%5Fdefined&utm%5Fcustom%5Ffield%5Fone=none&utm%5Fcustom%5Ffield%5Ftwo=none&utm%5Fcustom%5Ffield%5Fthree=time%5Fsolutionaries&utm%5Fcustom%5Ffield%5Ffour=none&utm%5Fcustom%5Ffield%5Ffive=none) Our Team of the Year nominees encompass the highest performing teams who are working together to solve the world’s greatest issues and build a better future for all. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/branded-content/project-management-institute/resource-efficient-protein-fighting-climate-change/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/branded-content/project-management-institute/resource-efficient-protein-fighting-climate-change/"},"headline":"Building protein from air","datePublished":"2026-07-20T09:47:18.092Z","dateModified":"2026-07-20T09:47:11.446Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/branded-content/project-management-institute/resource-efficient-protein-fighting-climate-change/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/branded-content/project-management-institute/resource-efficient-protein-fighting-climate-change/","name":"Building protein from air"}}]}] ```