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Xerox Demos Self-Erasing, Eco-Friendly Paper

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the sitting-on-photocopiers-to-make-a-comeback dept.

Lucas123 writes "The same Xerox lab that brought us Ethernet, the GUI and the mouse has demonstrated paper that can be reused after printed text automatically deletes itself from its surface in a day. Instead of trashing or recycling after one use, a single piece of paper can be reused up to 100 times. 'The paper contains specially coded molecules that create a print after being exposed to ultraviolet light emitted from a thin bar in a printer. The ultraviolet bar itself is very small, so it can be used in mobile printers. The technology could also be useful for network printing.'"

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  1. Hmmm... by djcapelis · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now... where *did* I put that document...

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    1. Re:Hmmm... by UberDork · · Score: 2, Funny

      ... and here is *your* copy of our employment contract...

    2. Re:Hmmm... by The+Great+Pretender · · Score: 2, Funny

      Looks like it's time for another White House 'upgrade'

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    3. Re:Hmmm... by PopeRatzo · · Score: 2, Funny

      Self-wiping-self-flushing-self hand-washing-self-putting-on-clothes children.
      Self-paying-for-college.

      Please.
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  2. Whitehouse use? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I bet the Whitehouse would LOVE this kind of technology...

  3. etch-a-sketch by WarJolt · · Score: 3, Funny

    What if I want to keep it for longer? Just make it so it disappears when I shake it real hard.

  4. Dilbert by MikeDirnt69 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder how it would show up on Dilbert cartoons: "Here. Read these 50 pages and make a report. You have 24h"

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  5. Re:Possibilities... by utopianfiat · · Score: 3, Funny

    congratulations, Xerox! You've just invented the eraser!

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  6. Re:Inovative by TapeCutter · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Xerox has always been inovative"

    Yeah, but they stole this technology from the wallet photo in 'Back to the Future'.

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  7. Re:Ah yes, green paper. by fractoid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Turn them both black, I imagine. As long as they got sufficient sunlight, that is...

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