Instead, the key-press mechanics are executed by a plastic cap which slides around the display like a sleeve to keep the wear and tear on the OLEDs to a minimum.

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His exemplary badges are typically 3 inches high and 4 inches wide, and enclosed in a plastic sleeve that can double as a business-card or room-key holder.

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Now, as it brings its first 10-inch tablet to market, Huawei is borrowing a few key design elements -- namely, that mix of white plastic and chrome.

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He also fitted each turtle with a plastic box that collected its urine, for he had a suspicion that therein lay the key to the mystery.

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Named as the key to the future in one of the most famous lines from that classic film The Graduate, plastic has long since lost its shimmer, dulled by its costs to our environment.

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