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.
Published on April 17th, 2012 00:00. The history of cigarette filters dates back to 1925 when Hungarian creator Boris Aivaz came to a Patent Agency in order to register his patent for the new development â a cigarette filter made of a fan folded paper and a special device that would manufacture these filters.