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Mobile phones get corny
Tokyo, Japan - Japanese firms say they have developed a plastic made of corn for mobile telephone bodies, meaning users need not fear polluting the environment.
Unitika spokesman Yutaka Imura: "Polyactide resin is an eco-friendly material as it can bio-degrade after being in the soil for a long time but the use of the material had been limited because it's subject to heat and shock, But this new material is tough enough to be used for mobile phone bodies, which require considerable strength and heat resistance."