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.
E cigarettes are completely different. They use liquefied nicotine and produce less-harmful water vapor instead of harmful smoke. There are millions of people in the world who smoke cigarettes. There was a time when smoking is done only by tobacco cigarettes without mouthpieces.