According to an article I recently found on Cnet.com, titled: New Way to Save Energy: Disappearing Ink, technology is currently being developed to create paper than can be reused instead of thrown away or recycled.

Ultimately, there is something to be said for being able to hold a piece of paper in your hand for viewing certain kinds of information. Take for instance, a menu at a restaurant that is reprinted with new menu items on a daily basis. What if, instead of throwing it away at the end of every day, you could just reprint it onto the same page? It may some day be a thing of the past! Check out the video below to see it in action:

Now, it may be that the cost and energy used to create this paper never make it a viable option (both functionally and environmentally). Not to mention any potential negative environmental impacts caused by chemicals in the paper when ultimately thrown away or destroyed.

Well, the technology to do this probably won’t be ready for years to come; however, this is another encouraging case where technological advances might satisfy both the tech geek and environment at the same time.

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