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PELA (from the Spanish word for peel) is the name of a case for Apple iPhone 4 telephones. This case, made from a new organic biopolymer that is stronger because it is produced from flax fibre, is produced by Jeremy Lang of Open Mind Developments in co-operation with researchers at the University of Saskatchewan. Using flax straw has a number of advantages: it uses no petroleum based plastics; it creates a new market for farmers, who usually burn flax waste; and it results in a product that is recyclable when its useful life is over.
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