Tuesday, December 09, 2008
E-WHAT???
Everyday more and more paper is being wasted. Whether its thousands of textbooks or newspapers. But the new thing that's being worked on now is E-PAPER. E-PAPER according to an article SearchMobileComputing.com is (sometimes called radio paper or just electronic paper) and is a portable, reusable storage and display medium that looks like paper but can be repeatedly written on (refreshed) - by electronic means - thousands or millions of times. E-paper would be able to be used for books, newspaper, signs etc. By downloading the information or even using a pencil like object you can create it all on the screen itself. The Giricon which is what Xerox and partner are working on "consists of a single sheet of transparent plastic, containing millions of tiny bichromal (two color) beads in oil-filled pockets. Text and images are displayed through a rotation of the beads that occurs in response to an electrical impulse: a full rotation displays as black or white, and a partial rotation displays as gray shades. Like traditional paper, Gyricon has - and needs - no lighting component. " Soon many companies will be saving a lot of money, cheaper, making it flexible and easy to use storing millions of pieces of history and information . E-paper will change the way we read, write and learn about our world. Some say this will be the beginning of the "2nd paper revolution." E-paper has been worked on for more then 30 years but hasn't hit the market yet completely. Other countries have used E-papers such as China, Japan and India. But the fact is they are trying to find better ways and to enhance color on the screen. Once consumers start realizing the benefit of it the product will take its course. E-paper is hoping to replace the waste of paper and become more cost efficient then other media sources. Soon many different products will have the advantage of it all. Magazines, music, phones and so much more. Look out for more inventions!!
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