Coaxing crops to create animal proteins, cucumber peels for food packaging polymers, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of November 20th

Cucumber peels converted into cellulose nanocrystals with potential to be used in food packaging, bamboo and sugar waste tableware that biodegrades in 60 days, a new pen design with edible ink and compostable materials, coaxing crops to create animal proteins – these are just some of the crazy yet not-so-crazy innovations this week.

Here are the top innovations for the week of November 20th.