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Xerox showcases suite of innovative technologies including first public demonstration of its self-erasing paper
Xerox Corporation is unveiling its erasable paper to the public for the first time at WIRED NextFest, a showcase of global innovations that are transforming the world. The experimental paper can be printed on again and again, reducing paper use in the office and cutting back waste.
Other breakthroughs in the Xerox display that minimize environmental impact include a printing technology that reduces waste by 90 percent and low-cost water purification that uses less energy than conventional methods. Xerox will also demonstrate printing techniques that make it harder to produce counterfeit documents.
"Xerox has a heritage of discoveries that changed how people interact with information and how businesses communicate,” said Sophie Vandebroek, chief technology officer and president of the Xerox Innovation Group. “At WIRED NextFest we are revealing advances that you might not have expected from Xerox – technologies that not only help our customers, but will help the world become more sustainable.” Vandebroek is headlining a NextFest innovation conversation this afternoon, discussing ways to foster a culture that enables talented, creative minds to succeed.
Xerox’s erasable paper is coated with chemicals that react to light of a specific wavelength. When the paper is exposed to that wavelength, it creates visible text on the page. Within 24 hours, the paper erases itself and can be used again – good news in offices where 40 percent of all printouts are discarded the day they are printed.