Absolut biobased bottles, wood grown in petri dish, Polylactic acid facemask: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of January 28th

Alcohol sales since the pandemic hit in early 2020 have soared, and now the first paper bottles from iconic vodka brand Absolut have hit liquor store shelves. Also in line with the times is a new reusable and biodegradable face mask made from polylactic acid.

In today’s Digest, these and other Top 8 Innovations like MIT’s growth of plant and wood tissue in a lab using plant cells and hormones, bioplastic film from red algae, cultured meat developments, and more.