MasterCard, Visa and American Express are promoting contactless versions of their credit cards, which only need to be held near a special reader at the checkout counter for a sale to go through, making the standard card swiper no longer necessary.
Filters in a new and used cigarette. Cigarette filters are an essential non-tobacco part of a filter cigarette, and have a profound effect on the yield and composition of cigarette smoke. The filter may be made from cellulose acetate fibre, paper or activated charcoal.
The tobacco in light cigarettes contained the same amount of nicotine as regular cigarettes, but tried to reduce the amount of nicotine that smokers received through product design tricks such as ventilated filters or different types of paper, Hatsukami said.