Electronic Paper (redirected from Smartpaper)

A paper-like material developed at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (www.parc.com) that can change its display properties when a voltage is applied. It is made of a thin sheet of gyricon plastic, invented by Xerox, that contains millions of charged beads with black and white hemispheres. When the paper is fed through an "Electronic Paper printer," a voltage pattern is applied, and the beads either show their black or white side. The Electronic Paper can be fed through the printer about a thousand times. See digital paper.

Electronic Paper

Nick Sheridan, inventor of Electronic Paper, and Fereshteh Lesani show the first roll of paper produced by 3M partners. (Image courtesy of Palo Alto Research Center.)