This is a ‘James Bond-ish moment’. The printed text is there and, later, it vanishes. Poof! It’s gone:

“…Scientists demonstrated paper that can be reused after printed text automatically deletes itself from the paper’s surface within 24 hours. Instead of trashing or recycling after one use, a single piece of paper can be used a second time, and reused up to 100 times, said Eric Shrader, area manager at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC).”

link: Xerox paper deletes text after 24 hours

The technology certain has implication for privacy and security, as well as saving paper by recycling. It’s just plain cool - and a perhaps a boon to those who do not want to make a long term commitment to an issue.

Catherine Forsythe
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Tags: privacy, security, recycling, xerox, the next wave