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Discusses the outlook for electronic paper. Features of electronic paper; Applications for the paper; Comparison of electronic paper to computer displays; Efforts of Nicholas K. Sheridon to develop the paper; Idea that electronic paper could be reused; Use of the technology by E Ink. INSET: HOW E-PAPER WORKS.

The article presents information about digital typography. It is adapted to a wide variety of output devices like the composition of newspapers and magazines by cathode-ray-tube typesetters and the new generation of high resolution laser printers. In digital typography, the letterforms are encoded in the binary language of the computer. The speed, versatility and low cost of digital typography made its unstoppable growth. However, the speed and cost advantages of digital typography are reduced as the number of digital bits needed to generate the letter is increase.

Investigates how human behavior and attitudes are shaped by the multifarious forms of mass communication. Roots of ways in which people reflect on things and relate to one another; Result of a change in the relation of people to the common culture; Organs of mass communication include printing, television and radio.

Focuses on the development of electronic typesetting systems. Overview of the history of typesetting; Mechanization of typesetting in the 19th century; Use of cathode ray tube in electronic typesetting.

The article discusses the need of Quarkprints in the printing technology. The quark particles comprises the family of hadrons and more than 200 are known. The quark model constitutes an impressive explanation of nature though it was not clear that the quarks were real objects or merely theory that bring an unwieldy number of hadrons.

The article introduces Metafont, a computer program introduced by scientist Donald E. Knuth as an alternative method of typography. Metafont mathematically defines the letterforms. Through an access to the calculating capabilities of a digital computer, Metafont contributes greater resources to the job. It connects the dots in the assigned sequence, either with straight lines or curves. Pens and erasers are the primary tools of the language.

Presents brief extracts from the magazine published 50, 100 and 150 years ago. Article from November 1953 by Jean Piaget on how children learn to measure; Article from November 1953 on the gas turbine; Article from November 1903 on using aluminum for printing; Article from November 1903 on antiquities unearthed in Crete by Arthur Evans; Article from November 1853 on noxious air in the Campagna di Roma; Article from November 1853 on the qualities of heat.

Focuses on the development of a subminiature printing press to create miniscule patterns on the surface of silicon wafers and other electronic substrates. Ability of the subminiature printing press to print on flat and curved surfaces; Other advantages of the subminiature printing press to photolithography; Need for further research on the mechanization of the microprinting process.

The article presents sections of articles published in the May 1920 and May 1870 issues. Articles about the nationality of scientist Albert Einstein, the electron theory of Irving Langmuir and an apparatus that permits the observation of double stars were published in the 1920 issue. Articles included in the 1870 issue are pieces on earth closets, a new process of printing invented by a professor in Munich, Germany and the construction of a railway connecting Yeddo and Osaka in Japan.