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Discusses the problem of acidification of papers used in printing books. Source of the acid; History of papermaking; Details of deacidification techniques with the use of diethyl zinc. INSET: Limiting acidification at home.

The article reports on an ultrathin material, resembling paper, that is made of cellulose and carbon nanotubes and can be used as a powerful energy source. The material can be physically altered in shape without taking any damage to its overall function. Scientists believe that this could alter the way in which energy is used to power objects.

The article discusses a report published online in the December 7, 2009 issue of the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences," regarding the construction by scientists of batteries and supercapacitors using office paper and some carbon and silver nanomaterials. Topics include the importance of power storage in solving energy problems, the properties that make paper a tangible material, and brief details on how researcher built the batteries.

Provides information on the use of cellulose by researchers at the University of Texas in Austin, as the main ingredient for making electronic paper. Typical strategy for making e-paper; Goal of the researchers for using cellulose; Paper-making process through the use of cellulose.

Reports on efforts to create electronic paper. How the paper would combine the data-handling power of electronics with the flexibility and convenience of paper; Lucent and E Ink Corp's development of E-paper using an inexpensive printing technique; Use of a technique called microcontact printing to create arrays of transistors that control the E-papers pixels.

Focuses on the invention of a paper coating that allows inkjet printer ink to dry quickly. Description of the coating and its component parts; Differences between the coating invented by Bulent E. Yoldas and those used by Hewlett-Packard; Problems with the new coating; How fast fading of sharp printed images is a big problem for quick-dry printer paper.

Reports that materials scientists have created a new form of calcium carbonate to help whiten paper. Work of June D. Passaretti of Pfizer, Inc., in Bethlehem, Pa.; What paper companies typically use; Spring meeting of the Materials Research Society; More.

Reveals that a new technology promises not only to reduce toxic dioxin residues in wood pulp and its wastes by more than 90 percent, but also cuts costs and bleaching time. Process description.

Reports on the similarities of snowflakes. Uniqueness of snow crystals on paper; Structures of the crystals; Speculation of the extraordinariness of snowflakes.

Focuses on a report by biologists G.G. Meynell and R.J. Newsam which states that microscopy implicates fungal growth in foxed papers in an unfavorable environment, published in the August 3, 2002 issue of 'Nature.' Germination of fungal spores and mycelial development on damp papers.