How do people make paper out of trees, and why not use something else?

People have painted on cave walls, written on clay and wax tablets, papyrus, and paper made from wood. Could screens replace paper someday?

Beverly Law, Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University • conversation
April 26, 2021 ~7 min

How to protect children online without using tough rules and reprimands

Cultivating 'cyber-wisdom' could help children make smarter decisions online.

Tom Harrison, Reader, School of Education, University of Birmingham • conversation
Feb. 9, 2021 ~6 min


Hoarding, stockpiling, panic buying: What's normal behavior in an abnormal time?

The pandemic has put a spotlight on a once little-discussed disorder – hoarding. But hoarding disorder is not what you might think.

Carol Mathews, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Florida • conversation
Nov. 17, 2020 ~8 min

Printed circuits turn paper into a self-powered keyboard

"...simple paper sheets from a notebook can be transformed into music player interfaces for users to choose songs, play them, and change their volume."

Chris Adam-Purdue • futurity
Sept. 1, 2020 ~4 min

Cheap, frequent COVID tests could be ‘akin to vaccine,’ professor says

Shifting the U.S.'s COVID-19 testing strategy to emphasize inexpensive, daily tests would break national transmission chains within weeks, an infectious disease testing expert said.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Aug. 11, 2020 ~6 min

Expert: Even COVID-19 can’t end paper money

Despite early fears of COVID-19 spreading via paper money, cash isn't over. Expert Bill Maurer explains why.

Pat Harriman-UC Irvine • futurity
July 13, 2020 ~6 min

Tiny pop-up pressure sensors can take major squishing

Pop-up sensors based on the Japanese paper art of kirigami are ideal for pressure sensing because they can take repeated compressions.

Vandana Suresh-Texas A&M • futurity
May 15, 2020 ~6 min

Paper art inspires robots that go from 2D to 3D

Researchers have taken inspiration from the Japanese paper art of kirigami to make robotic devices that fold themselves into new shapes with a bit of heat.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Dec. 17, 2019 ~3 min


Phone and paper detect norovirus with tiny beads

It only takes 10 particles of norovirus to cause seriously unpleasant digestive distress. Here's a new way to detect them.

U. Arizona • futurity
Aug. 30, 2019 ~5 min

Paper device shows rogue collagen’s role in heart disease

A new way to model heart valves to study heart disease uses paper. It shows that when collagen gets out of place, it can have dire consequences.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Aug. 6, 2019 ~6 min

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