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Didi Chuxing puts plastic dividers in cars to help stop the spread of coronavirus
The ride-hailing giant plans to invest about US$14.3mil in the nationwide programme.
Going electric: how nylon fabric could one day charge your cell phone
Nylon is a plastic material from the polyamide family that is used in all kinds of day-to-day accessories, like stockings, sports apparel and even certain toothbrushes.
Startup Affirm creates Apple Pay credit card without the plastic
Affirm Inc, a startup from PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, is going after millennials with a new kind of credit card alternative that only exists online.
Fantastic plastic? Smart card with multiple payment solutions
Another tech company is attempting to consign the credit card to the history books and replace it with something ‘smarter'.
3D printed braces cut orthodontia costs, but dentists say they’re not worth it
For a glimpse of the future of orthodontics, consider a peek inside Motor City Lab Works, a Birmingham, Michigan, office filled with 3D printers and other equipment that create custom retainers and clear plastic aligners.
Bio-plastics: Cashew nut computers?
A UNIQUE plastic made from cashew nut shells could be used in consumer electronics by 2013.
Trash to treasure: Bicycle brings 3D printing to Taiwan streets
Cycling through the streets of Taiwan's capital, staff from a design company turn discarded plastic cups and bottles into pieces of art on the spot with Mobile Fab — an ordinary bike kitted out with a computer and 3D printer.
Don’t toss that cup: McDonald’s and Starbucks are developing reusables
In the future, when you order a coffee at McDonald’s or Starbucks, it could be served in the same cup you used a few months earlier.
Why you should give your grandparents a 3D printer for Christmas
Senior citizens might really like – and use – a 3D printer to manufacture plastic gadgets that help them do routine tasks like open jars and put on socks.
Plans on making untraceable 3D guns can’t be posted online
A US judge in Seattle blocked the Trump administration from allowing a Texas company to post online plans for making untraceable 3D guns, agreeing with 19 states and the District of Columbia that such access to the plastic guns would pose a security risk.
