Xerox Demos Self-Erasing, Eco-Friendly Paper

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Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday April 30, 2008 @07:09PM 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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Hmmm... (Score:5, Funny)

by djcapelis ( 587616 ) writes: on Wednesday April 30, 2008 @07:11PM (#23257762) Homepage

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

Whitehouse use? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday April 30, 2008 @07:17PM (#23257832)

I bet the Whitehouse would LOVE this kind of technology [slashdot.org]...

etch-a-sketch (Score:4, Funny)

by WarJolt ( 990309 ) writes: on Wednesday April 30, 2008 @07:25PM (#23257916)

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

Dilbert (Score:4, Funny)

by MikeDirnt69 ( 1105185 ) writes: on Wednesday April 30, 2008 @07:39PM (#23258034) Homepage

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

Re:Possibilities... (Score:4, Funny)

by utopianfiat ( 774016 ) writes: on Wednesday April 30, 2008 @09:05PM (#23258738) Journal

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

Re:Hmmm... (Score:2, Funny)

by UberDork ( 235964 ) writes: on Wednesday April 30, 2008 @10:52PM (#23259438) Journal

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

Re:Inovative (Score:3, Funny)

by TapeCutter ( 624760 ) writes: on Wednesday April 30, 2008 @11:35PM (#23259654) Journal

"Xerox has always been inovative"

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

Re:Hmmm... (Score:3, Funny)

by The Great Pretender ( 975978 ) writes: on Thursday May 01, 2008 @01:15AM (#23260126)

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

Re:Hmmm... (Score:3, Funny)

by PopeRatzo ( 965947 ) * writes: on Thursday May 01, 2008 @01:15AM (#23260132) Journal

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

Please.

Re:Ah yes, green paper. (Score:3, Funny)

by fractoid ( 1076465 ) writes: on Thursday May 01, 2008 @01:19AM (#23260150) Homepage

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

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Hmmm... (Score:5, Funny)

Whitehouse use? (Score:1, Funny)

etch-a-sketch (Score:4, Funny)

Dilbert (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Possibilities... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Hmmm... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Inovative (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Hmmm... (Score:3, Funny)

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Re:Ah yes, green paper. (Score:3, Funny)

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