But few of today's imaginative ideas would have made it onto drawing boards without cork's competition from screw-top bottle caps, plastic stoppers and aluminum Tetra Paks.
Vaughan , a pharmacologist at Ireland's University College Cork, gave a speech commenting on the study at the ACC meeting today.
Cork's "cellular memory" molecules return to their former shape may lead to further uses in anti-earthquake retrofitting.
Eagles put Burnley ahead after Jack Cork's sublime back-heel and struck from close range after the break.
After a scrappy first half, Timmy Kiely headed Cork's winner on 68 minutes.
Flintoff took a catch in the slips off to help dismiss John Crawley off Dominic Cork's bowling before grabbing his brace of wickets.
O'Connor found the net with a low shot to revive Cork's hopes but they failed to add to that, leaving Kilkenny to celebrate their 29th All-Ireland.
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Cork's winner came seven minutes later after impressive centre-back Dan Murray charged down the left wing and produced a pinpoint cross which Kiely powered past Gerard Doherty.
Adding to cork's "green" image are recycling programs for wine stoppers established by airlines such as American, in its Admirals Club lounges, retailers such as Carrefour and Las Vegas casinos such as Aria.
It was the Ospreys' first win at the home of the renowned Irish province, although the Welsh side also beat Munster 18-15 at Cork's Musgrave Park in the league's inaugural season in 2004.
For centuries it was part of the rich fishing grounds of West Cork's O'Driscoll clan, and the locals would not have been averse to the odd shipwreck giving them an opportunity for plunder.
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World Wildlife Fund reports also back cork's sustainability.
Needing to win at Trent Bridge in their final group game to guarantee qualification, Dominic Cork's 4-18 helped blow Notts away for just 145 before Michael Lumb and Jimmy Adams shared an unbroken opening stand to lead Hampshire to a 10-wicket win and a guaranteed home quarter-final.
The Boston Bruins handily defeated the Leafs 5-2 to take a 2-1 series lead in the NHL's Eastern Conference quarterfinals, putting a cork in the palpable buzz that greeted Toronto's first home playoff game since 2004.
Cork City's Joe Gamble and Aston Villa's Stephen O'Halloran were drafted into the squad on Tuesday.
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Kenny is hoping that the European victory will boost his side ahead of Sunday's vital league clash against Cork.
The jealous Japanese students, notably a boy named Shinda, secretly took away a piston or springs from my brother's instrument, drilled a hole in the connecting conduit, or removed a cork, but my brother's position as the first trumpeter was secure.
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Chanderpaul's resistance was finally broken when Cork, who had previously accounted for Lancashire captain Glen Chapple, had him caught by debutant wicketkeeper Michael Bates.
Goodwin's having none of it, but Cork misses with his throw.
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The main Northern Ireland interest in Cork will be Gareth Turnbull's challenge in the 1500m.
Known to his army friends as High Tower because of his height, he went to school at St Goban's College, near Bantry, in County Cork.
Opener Tom Westley was bowled by James Tomlinson for one in the second over and in the next Cork knocked back Jaik Mickleburgh's off stump.
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He won the match with a massive straight six off Samit Patel's second delivery - but was quick to praise Cork and Flintoff for their bowling heroics.
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From that, it's my uneducated and rough guess that Armagh will play Cork in one semi, while Dublin will play Laois in the other, leaving an Armagh v Dublin final.
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The industry's recovery has led to a shift in the perception of cork.
"I think Dominic Cork compliments the squad very well and Imran's going to be our overseas player for the whole year which is great, " added White.
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