Describes an electronic paper in a laboratory in Xerox Corporation's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in California. Comments from scientist Robert Sprague; Reputation of the center; Information on the development arm of Xerox called Xerox New Enterprises; Future plans of Xerox.
Focuses on the yearly average volume of paper used in the legal profession in California. Percentage share of paper in the total solid waste volume of the state; Proposal to require all lawyers to use recycled paper; Position of the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund on the issue.
The article reports on the invention of an erasable paper that fades printed text within 16 to 24 hours when exposed to a specific wavelength of light, developed by a research team at Xerox Research Centre in Canada and Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in California. Eric Shrader, PARC area manager of industrial ink-jet systems, noted that the experimental printing technology will reduce paper use, but its commercial availability would take a long way.
Published
2007
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