Can fast-moving plastic sheets create an invisible wall? Maybe, maybe not. But you can definitely explore the electric effects of plastic on your own.

Among the evidence outlined in the documents were the purchase of three large plastic sheets usually used by painters as drop cloths.

A leading acrylic sheet manufacturer is to invest more than £30m in a cutting-edge production plant and R&D centre, safeguarding at least 250 jobs.

“Organic semiconductors are promising for solar cells and other uses, such as video displays, because they can be fabricated in large plastic sheets,” said Podzorov.

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