Recently a company from Utah called Millenniata has introduced an optical disc technology utilizing a disc in which the data is etched (or engraved) into a ceramic substrate rather than stamped on plastic like conventional optical discs.
"I don't like plastic kits, because they look like toys, and most of the applications built by plastic kits are just for fun, without practical use, " he says.
Some 1, 200 Rubbermaid plastic gewgaws like 45-cent ice cube trays are gone for now.
"Our new PSCs are made from plastic-like materials and are lightweight and flexible, " he said.
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The group infused a plastic-like polymer with microscopic capsules containing a liquid healing agent.
After drying and being treated with another solvent, the polymer settles into a regular hexagonal pattern--a kind of plastic-like screen--on the crystalline surface.
But due diligence for Summa--which makes plastic components like filters, valves and conveyor belts for lighting, electrical devices and food processing--is a devotional exercise.
And to make things more complicated for Penney, Macy's attorneys argued Monday in court that they want to stop Penney from selling plastic tableware like glasses and pitchers that were just starting to be sold on Penney's website.
After a period of calm following the 2008-2009 manufacturing slowdown due to the world financial and economic crisis, Chinese plants are running almost non-stop again, with demand in cars, consumer electronics, plastic toys like vuvuzelas coming from all corners of the globe.
In earlier testimony Friday, an FBI agent who looked through a window of Terry Nichols' garage and saw plastic barrels like those believed to have been used in the Oklahoma City bombing testified Friday that he thought the FBI had Nichols' consent to search his property.
New bioplastics, like PHA from Metabolix, looks, feels and acts like plastic, but is marine biodegradable.
Lang began the meeting by tossing a few sheets of what looked like plastic on the table.
The result was a big mess of plastic that looked like the someone attempting to sew for the first time.
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The defendants then encoded the stolen data onto the magnetic stripes of blank plastic cards (like store gift cards, for example).
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Cable modems that shuffle 3 million bits per second will be given away like plastic dog whistles in boxes of Froot Loops.
All of these products work on the same principle as the TranCyte bioreactor, a 6-by-8-inch piece of plastic that opens like a purse.
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Of course, there are benefits to taking plastic: customers like the option, and there is less cash around for employees or thieves to steal.
Those items are not covered by Macy's exclusive contract, though Macy's attorneys argued this week that some items like plastic pitchers violate the exclusive contract.
Hearing aids are considered elective, much like plastic surgery or liposuction.
They have helped test the impact of nonlethal munitions like plastic and rubber bullets and have helped determine the best kind of footwear for land-mine clearance teams.
The job consists of us carvers carving decorative items out of poplar from which molds will be made and then casts made of wood-like plastic produced for sale in Woolworths, Kresges and other fine stores.
The rear of the phone is made with a glossy material that is reflective, like plastic chrome (think Sony Ericsson Z610i, then scale up the beauty) that really bumps this already classy device up a few notches.
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Debit cards work like plastic checks.
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Janssen says that other common household items like plastic baby bottles and water filter pitchers contain bisphenol A, a chemical that mimics estrogen and has been linked in animals to infertility, enlarged prostates, abnormal chromosomes, obesity and insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes.
In the case of our device, the plastic emerged with a green color, slowly turning black as it slid out like hot, plastic soft serve ice cream.
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Telomeres protect the chromosomes, much like the plastic tips on shoelaces keep lace from fraying.
It's the little touches that disappointed us, however, like the plastic finish across the camera unit and physical buttons.
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Like most plastic surgeries, the procedures are often not covered by insurance companies.
The perimeter of the camera is made from ridged plastic that almost feels like a cut-out from a vinyl record.
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