Coating lets ink-jet
prints dry quickly
A coating on photographic paper
immobilizes water-based ink droplets, reducing the chance of smearing.
References:
Yoldas, B.E. 1999. A dense transparent ink-jet receptive film that
provides instantaneous print drying. Journal of Materials Research
14(June):2594.
Further Readings:
Lipkin, R. 1996. New greenbacks.
Science News 149(Jan. 27):58.
Peterson, I. 1999. Computing
at the edge. Science News 155(April 10):232.
Wu, C. 1997. Ink jets not just for the printed page. Science News
151(April 5):205.
Sources:
Mike Sproviero
R&D Inkjet Division
16399 West Bernado Drive
Hewlett-Packard
San Diego, CA 92127
Bulent E. Yoldas
Carnegie Mellon University
Department of Chemical Engineering
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
Web site: http://www.cheme.cmu.edu/who/faculty/yoldas.html
From Science
News, Vol. 155, No. 25, June 19, 1999, p. 390.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
