BPA and BPS are known endocrine disruptors that mimic estrogen and can upset hormonal balance. When you handle a receipt, ...

Every day, millions of people use thermal paper without thinking about it. Receipts, shipping labels, tickets, and medical ...

Printers employ a variety of technologies to produce text and images on paper. One technology, called thermal printing, uses heat to transfer colored ink onto a page or to change the color of the ...

There are a variety of printer types, including dot-matrix, dye sublimation and laser printers. One variation on these ink-based printers is the thermal wax transfer printer. Although functionally ...

Lignin is the rigid polymer that gives trees their strength. The paper industry usually treats lignin as a low-value ...

The biggest difference emerged in biological testing. The lignin-based developers triggered estrogen-like responses at levels ...

If you have a receipt in your wallet right now, it may be carrying more than proof of purchase. The thin thermal paper used ...

Thermal printers are a fast, cheap, reliable way to create mini paper documents. What happens when you connect them to the network? No one knows yet, but it's going to be amazing. We've already sung ...

When engineers and average consumers think of printers to use with their PC at home or office, they usually think of one of two types: the inkjet printer or the laser printer. That makes sense, as ...

A printer that uses the same printing mechanism as a dye sublimation printer, but rather than laying down a transparent die, it melts dots of wax-based ink that adhere to almost any kind of stock, ...

The thermal printer is ubiquitous in today’s world, mostly found whenever we have to get a receipt from somewhere. They’re cheap, fast, and easy to use. Not only that, though, but as [Daniel] found ...