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Wahey, another day another theoretical display that will revolutionize
the world, this time one that fits right in with your disposable,
capitalistic lifestyle. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati
have found a new way to utilize electrowetting, modifying the water
repellency forces of a given surface to move colored ink and create a
reflective display -- a technique that has long been the domain of
Liquavista. This new version of that technique enables the creation of
e-paper on actual paper, requiring no glass or fancy circuitry and, in
theory, creating displays nearly as cheaply as magazines are printed
today, opening the door to disposable e-readers and the like. No word
on when such devices might be available outside of a lab, but we'll go
ahead anyway and take this opportunity to remind you should always
recycle your high-tech future e-readers.
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