Bbc News
@bbcnews·20.1M subscribers·32.9K videos
The gadget saving trees by sucking ink off paper – BBC News
Posted
July 31, 2022
Views
93,207
Likes
1,904
Comments
340
Engagement
2.41%
July 31, 2022
93,207
1,904
340
2.41%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
2:51Now PlayingScientists have invented a magical gadget that sucks the ink off printer paper so each sheet can be used 10 times over.
The trick to the so-called "de-printer" is specially coated paper, which stops ink soaking into the page. A powerful laser then vaporises the ink.
Pulp and paper worldwide is the fourth biggest carbon-emitting industry, so these scientists are aiming to cut the amount of planet-heating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by reducing demand for office paper.
Please subscribe HERE
#Paper #BBCNews
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
