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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.