Experimental Xerox Paper Erases Itself, might replace digital displays

Unsatisfied by e-ink technologies, which replace vibrant paper and wonderful type with murky, mucky grayish backgrounds and pixelated letters? Do you think, just like me, that the convenience/quality trade-off proposed by e-ink is too great to justify phasing out regular paper? Xerox might have something up its sleeve for us.

Xerox researchers have developed an experimental printing technology that could someday replace printed pages that are used for just a brief time before being discarded. The project is a collaborative development between the Xerox Research Centre of Canada and PARC Palo Alto Research Center Inc.. Paul Smith, manager of XRCC’s new materials design and synthesis lab, shows the 16-hour disappearing capabilities of the temporary documents. Photo credit: Greig Reekie

via Experimental Xerox Paper Erases Itself, Results In Temporary Documents On Reusable Paper.

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