Rewritable paper. (Credit: Yadong Yin, CC BY-ND)
Since its invention around 100 B.C. in China, paper as a material for spreading information has greatly contributed to the development and spread of civilization, explains Yadong Yin in his great article on Theconversation.com. Even in today’s information age, with electronic media omnipresent in homes, offices and even our pockets, paper still plays a critical role.
Chemists at the University of California, Riverside fabricate novel rewritable paper.
