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Reports on the creation of electronic versions of paper and ink. Description; Combination of the advantages of paper and computers; The ability to read what ever you desire by hitting a switch; Endless possibilities of electronic paper; Forecasting advancement in research, like color techniques; How it works.

The article focuses on a study published in the journal "Matter," which showed that paper can be turned into a tool for spies by adding a manganese coating.

The article reports that Yang Gao and Seokheun Choi at Binghamton University in New York have created a paper battery using waxed paper with thin layers of polymers and metals which is powered by exoelectrogens, a type of bacteria. The batteries can last up to four months and supply a charge for a small device for roughly two days.

The article reports on a series of tests that were conducted in order to find the perfect size and shape of paper to be used during the simulation of a blizzard. The interest in finding the answer originated from a stage performance featuring clowns and a snow storm element. The scientific community sought to find a more realistic effect.

Provides information on the development of electronic wallpapers at the Linköping University and the Advanced Centre for Research in Electronics and Optics in Norrkoping, Sweden. Advantages of electronic wallpapers over an ordinary paper; Details on how electronic wallpapers function; Plans for the creation of poster-sized electronic displays for shops.

The article presents answers to questions submitted by "New Scientist" readers on topics including the interference of automobiles with radio waves from car radios and key fobs, the reason why the corners of paper curl while writing on pages, and whether alcohol in our bloodstream fights infections.

The article presents questions and answers related to science including an answer concerning wavelengths of light which would cast a shadow when the sky is cloudy, and questions on if any genetic changes within recent generations make people more fit and why paper curls at the corners when written on.

The article discusses a light-emitting display created from ordinary paper by researcher Ludvig Edman and his team from Umeå University in Sweden. Emphasis is given to topics such as alternatives to LED lighting, tagging goods to automatically light up when close to their expiration date, and identifying packages.

Opinion. Provides insights on William Waldegrave's White Paper on science and technology. Concern on the emphasis given to wealth creation as a basic mission of scientific research; Functions of scientific research supported by the research councils and universities; White Paper putting industrialists in charge of science; Ways of bridging gap between science and industry.

Corrections to articles published in previous issues are presented, including one about an interview with Jeff Greason in the October 24, 2009 issue, another on the use of paper as a skeleton for growing animal tissue in the October 24, 2009 issue, and one on the Copenhagen summit in Denmark in the November 7, 2009 issue.

The article presents information on the research on paper transistors. The transistors were the work of Elvira Fortunato of the New University of Lisbon in Portugal and colleagues. It was built by coating both sides of a sheet of ordinary paper with metal oxides and then applying aluminum contacts onto the coated paper. The devices were produced at room temperature and tested for two months.

The article presents a study conducted by Lars Berglund and colleagues which examines the exceptional strength of super-strong paper, a paper made from cellulose. The researchers had used a pulp and broke it using a device that exposes its cellulose. Then, they suspended the pulp fibers in the water. After the process, they removed the water using a vacuum filtration. Results indicated the 214 megapascal strength of the newly formed nanopaper.

An article published in this journal fifty years ago is presented. The author wonders what it would be like working in an office without paper. An electronic office is predicted to have a vast impact on the way that people work. The author suggests that with an increase in technology, paper will become obsolete.

The article focuses on the prank committed by some of the students in the U.S. in which a computer-generated piece of gibberish was accepted as a genuine scientific paper. Sick of receiving spam emails requesting submissions to the 2005 World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, which charges $390 for each attendee, students Jeremy Stribling, Daniel Aguayo and Maxwell Krohn of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology wrote a program to generate a nonsense paper. The conference organizers say that the paper was sent to human reviewers, who never commented on it, so it ended up being automatically accepted.

The article presents news related to the technology. According to a snippet, the paper manufacturer Landqart in Switzerland is to embed fine, photoluminescent polymer fibres in banknote paper. Landqart found that if the cross section of the fibres is a squashed oval or a flattened rectangle, they rise to the surface of the cotton-based banknote paper pulp as it dries. Another snippet presents information on the video pirates that can extract pay-television codes from a smartcard by using an array of electrical probes to assess the state of the Os and is stored by the transistors in the embedded chip. This can be prevented by covering the chip surface with a fine metal mesh.

This article presents information, related to science. Radio frequency identity tags can help distinguish genuine from phoney goods — and for some raise civil liberties issues, such as the possibility of roadside detectors tracking whose underwear goes where by the chips embedded in it. The phytoplankton Chattonella ovata, which can turn the sea red, was blamed in Kagawa prefecture. Finally, after buying a carton of putty for his wife to fix a window with, reader John Henderson was puzzled by her reluctance to use it. Then he looked at the label, which said: "Remove skin before use."

This article presents information related to the development of paperless offices. Despite the predictions of paperless offices, one seems to be using more paper than ever, and the company Xerox thinks it is well placed to cash in on the trend. Its plan is to bridge the gap between electronic documents and their paper cousins and to make paper just as interactive and flexible as digital. It's an ambitious goal, but one that Xerox might just succeed in implementing. The gap between paper and electronic documents has never been wider. A prototype software written by Xerox searches the Internet or a local network for the original, digital version of a paper printout. INSET: PULP FICTION... AND FACT.

Reports on the development of a method to measure the chemical makeup of paper. Use of spectrometry by John Byrne to measure trace elements in the paper. Projected applications of the development, including as an aid in criminal investigations; Use of trace-element analysis to measure gunshot residues, gold and paint.

Presents briefs related to technology as of April 22, 2000. Launch of Amstrad's E-Mailer and plans to change its design; Development of paper that may last 1000 years; Building and display of a computer printer designed more than 150 years ago.

Reports that paper manufacturers are now using bacteria to make purer polymer. Polymer as hardening agent for paper products; Ability of the strains of agrobacterium and arthrobacterium to break down haloalcohols, by-products of polymer production.

Reports on that industry is given few incentives to carry out research and development (R&D) by the government's White Paper on competitiveness launched in May 1994 by President of the Board of Tarde Michael Haseltine. Plan to target funding on the White' Paper's network of one-stop shops which give companies information about industrial and academic R&D in their regions as well as nationally.

Opinion. Focuses on the British science minister William Waldegrave's White Paper on science and technology. Miniscule attention given by parliament; Set up of research councils by David Phillips, chairman of the Advisory Board for Research Councils without public consultation; Placement of people from industry in key posts; Defense of interest of scientists by Waldegrave.

Reports on the development of a lightweight bicycle frame made out of paper by Japanese researchers. Weight of the bicycle; Use of fibers made from handmade paper and epoxy resin; Thin plastic coating to encase the paper to ensure that the bike does not collapse into a soggy heap in the rain; Comparison with other ordinary bicycles; Advantages and benefits for cyclists.