A-maize-ing plastics.

Sony and Mitsubishi Plastic have overcome one of the shortcomings A shortcoming is a character flaw.

Shortcomings may also be:

Shortcomings (SATC episode), an episode of the television series Sex and the City

of eco-friendly plastics by developing a new corn-based plastic that's flame-retardant. The material incorporates an unidentified inorganic flame retardant Flame retardants are materials that inhibit or resist the spread of fire. Naturally occurring substances such as asbestos as well as synthetic materials, usually halocarbons such as polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorendic acid and is as strong as the ABS resin widely used for casings. The recyclable, decomposable de·com·pose
v. de·com·posed, de·com·pos·ing, de·com·pos·es

v.tr.
1. To separate into components or basic elements.

2. To cause to rot.

v.intr.
1. plastic will appear on DVD players A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. in fall 2004.

Currently Sony uses corn-based plastics in the components or packaging for only a few products and only in Japan. One of its Walkman products has a housing that is 90% vegetable-derived, using only 40% of the petroleum of conventional plastics and reducing the C[O.sub.2] emissions related to plastics manufacture by 20%.

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Title Annotation:	The Beat
Author:	Dooley, Erin E.
Publication:	Environmental Health Perspectives
Geographic Code:	9JAPA
Date:	Jun 1, 2004
Words:	107
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Topics:	Consumer electronics industry Corn Plastics industry

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