Bioluminescent bacteria, rockin’ packaging, McDonald’s biobased cups, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of May 5th

In France, the next City of Lights might just be illuminated by bioluminescent bacteria for an eco-friendly solution. And a new packaging alternative made from calcium carbonate, a naturally occurring material found in rocks, eggshells, and gastropods, is being launched in Florida. McD’s is getting on the bio-bandwagon too with their biobased cups pilot in Savannah, Georgia.

In today’s Digest, these bright and big biobased innovations plus Bridgestone’s guayule tire making a racing debut, cultivated tilapia, mushroom and bio-leathers, and more.