While paper isn’t exactly a smart material, it someday could be if it is covered in a new type of liquid metal. This liquid alloy has the potential to turn paper and other materials into gadgets ...

This will give them a laugh down at the doctor’s waiting room… Barmy bosses at a health trust have banned metal paper clips from GP surgeries, clinics and offices after a member of staff cut ...

Box cutters are banned at City Hall because they […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 80°F. ... “The metal detectors are clearly antiquated,” Englander said.

That’s in addition to efforts to package more products in everyday alternative materials, such as glass, metal and paper. Yet, the world’s plastic pollution problem has continued to worsen.

According to lawyers, metal detectors at the two entry gates of the high court haven't been functioning for a while, which was why, perhaps, the man could enter the premises with a paper cutter.