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design
Install Shelves That Make Your House Look Windy

These shelves throw caution to the wind. They'll blow you away. They're a breeze. Can't. Stop. Puns. Everywhere. Look, the point is that paper scattering in the wind is a great motif for shelves and these are super pretty. Okay? Fine. Read More >>

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wtf
Radiation Shielding, and Ten Other Uses for Poop

Poop has been around for as long as there have been animals to produce it. It's a constant, brown, smelly presence in all of our lives. But over the long stretch of history, humanity has come up with some brilliant and clever uses for it. Advance apologies for spoiling your lunch. Read More >>

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design week
Why Are Blueprints Blue?

If you ever wondered why blueprints were blue and not black or red or white or brown or any other colour than, well, blue -- it's not because architects really like the color but because the technique in making blueprints caused the paper to turn blue. Read More >>

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science
Soon, Office Paper Could Tell You If You’re Ill (Or Pregnant)

Researchers are developing new ways to make affordable, chemically-sensitive paper that could diagnose malaria, diabetes, pregnancy and plenty more—and it might even show up in your office. Read More >>

Toilets
science
Five Amazing Uses For the Humble Turd

You are going to feel so stupid for flushing away your precious turds your whole life. It turns out you've been producing brown gold everyday and didn't even know it. Take a read of these amazing uses for your poop -- you won't want to waste another drop. Read More >>

Printer woes
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Printer Virus on the Loose, Good Day For Paper Companies, Bad Day For Trees

A computer virus that sends garbled code to your printer queue is affecting homes and offices worldwide. The virus wastes loads of ink and paper printing out crap in a year when Kodak went bust and HP's printer business is 'facing challenges'. Hmm, suspicious... Read More >>

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Ingenious Perforated Graph Paper Lets You Easily Tear Out Any-Sized Notes

The makers of these Tidbit memo pads found a way to improve on something that, quite frankly, was already pretty perfect to begin with. But by turning the grid lines on a piece of graph paper into perforations, they've managed to create a product that's even more useful. Read More >>

Paper Prometheus
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Paper Prometheus Is Almost Scarier Than the Real Thing

The Prometheus trailers were rather epic; some said that they were actually better than the film itself. When looking at this fan remake of the trailer made entirely out of paper, I'd have to agree. Read More >>

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gadgets
Simple Paper Flashlight Folds As Flat As a Bookmark

LEDs are not only incredibly energy-efficient, but they're also small enough to be squeezed into the tiniest of gadgets. Or in the case of the Lite Lite, a simple piece of paper that folds into a working flashlight. Read More >>

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science
Magnetic Super-Paper Can Shrug Off Water and Bacteria

Without changing its physical or functional properties, researchers at Italy's Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia have created the superhero of papers that's waterproof, antibacterial, and magnetic. Which will completely revolutionise how your kids can stick their artwork to the fridge. Read More >>

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science
Recycling Paper from Poo—I’m Not Sure I Want to Save the Planet That Badly

Would you lick an envelope made from used toilet paper? One Israeli firm hopes you will. Don't gag, paper consumption is at an all-time high (damn Belgium, save some for later) and something must be done. Read More >>

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environment
We’re Using Way More Paper Than We Ever Have Before

Apparently human beings are still Tree Enemy Number One, sneaking past beavers and termites. In fact, if you are reading this in Britain, you personally killed 4.48 40-foot trees last year thanks to all of your paper usage. But don't feel too bad: Belgians consumed a whopping 8.5 trees per person, which is like taking four Rockefeller Center Christmas trees and setting them on fire. Read More >>

Paper for iPad
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Paper for iPad Hands-On: So This Is What Microsoft’s Former Courier Employees Were Working On

Like Tapose, which made its debut on the iPad yesterday, Paper is a place to store ideas. But unlike the former — which is backed by J. Allard, the latter is more sketchbook than scrapbook, and comes from a group of individuals — FiftyThree, Inc. — who once worked on the now-defunct Courier project. Read More >>

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airplanes
These People Flew a Giant 45-foot Paper Airplane In the Desert

The people from the Pima Air & Space Museum thought it would be a great idea to make a 45-foot long paper airplane, lift it with an helicopter, and then drop it to let it glide across the Arizona desert. Read More >>

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laptops
Your Next Laptop Might be Made of Paper

We've seen laptop's made of wood, bamboo, carbon fibre and — most recently — glass. Now, a new plastic replacement based on recycled paper might be making its way to a computer on your lap. Read More >>