Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

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.'"

2 of 204 comments (clear)

  1. Der Joker Says: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Where do they get those wonderful toys?

  2. Don't Trust Hewlett-Packard: It's a TRAP. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    First HP Employees were portrayed accuratley in the documentary Fahrenheit 454 as Firemen driving around in their Big-Block cruisers and El Camino's burning rubber. Now, they're taking back their Ink in this fantastic series of unfortunate events, narrated by none-other than Harry Knowles.

    My.. Eyes.. are BLEEEDinG