Green at WIRED Next Fest: Paper that Self-Erases After 24 Hours XEROX
This article written by Michael Richard is on some of the newest technology with paper. Have you every thought about how much paper is wasted daily? Well these scientists at XEROX have come up with a solution to saving some paper.
The researchers at XEROX have claimed that they have found a way to make the ink on paper disappear after 24 hours of no one using it. This would save millions of trees and lower the amount of paper needed to be recycled. They say that this new technology would not require any type of special paper, just a new printer with a different type of ink. This invention could be used throughout the world. A study shows that 40% of everything that comes out of offices printers throughout the day ends up in the trash. This is why this invention would save a tremendous amount of paper from being wasted. XEROX is trying to get this technology working 100% so that they can put it in offices as soon as possible. They say the key to all of the ink disappearing is the ink that they put into the printer. They say that you can make the ink disappear faster by exposing it to heat, the more heat the less ink.
So in the end this invention will soon be throughout the world, in offices, schools, and anything that uses printers throughout the day on a large scale. This will save a ton space at the recycling centers. This will also save space at many landfills. I love this new idea and am glad someone is taking the right steps to saving our environment. This will be a huge invention once they get everything working correctly.
Work Cited
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/wired-nextfest-2008-chicago-xerox-erasable-paper.php
External Sources
http://www.xerox.com/
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