Erasable paper on forefront of recycling

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 21 (UPI) - Researchers in California have developed a unique kind of reusable paper on which ink and writing disappear, making it the latest word in recycling.

Falling Paper - On tumbling, fluttering, Paper Airplanes and objects dropped in Swimming Pools

Finally, the truth about falling paper.

Falling Paper - Research - Z. Jane Wang Research Group

I grew up in Stuyvesant Town, New York City on the 8th floor and I put alot of paper airplanes, paper blimps and paper helicopters out the window in an effort to understand the art of falling paper. This study shows us in a graph and a movie how paper falls. Both tumbling and fluttering should be familiar to the paper airplane enthusiast.

I love these psychedelic movies showing the currents of air on the two types of falling paper.



Also, anybody who spends alot of time in a swimming pool should be familiar with these motions. Every time I drop something in the pool I see either the tumbling or fluttering action described in these studies.

Paper Innovation

Antimicrobial office paper: Domtar develops paper for germophobes

Domtar launched the first antimicrobial office paper available in North America. Designed to protect paper against the growth of bacteria, odors, fungus, mold and mildew, this product is specially treated with a silver compound that kills most bacteria that come into contact with it. Although conceived for general office use, the paper's unique characteristics make it ideal for the healthcare, laboratory, hospitality, education and governmental sectors.

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