News tagged with toilet paper

Researchers print solar cells on toilet paper, other delicate materials (w/ Video)

To demonstrate how a new fabrication technique can print solar cells on extremely thin, flexible materials, researchers from MIT have patterned solar cells onto ordinary toilet paper. While toilet paper may ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 04, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (26) | comments 11 | with audio podcast weblog

Japanese machine turns office paper into toilet paper (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the latest invention in the wave of green technology, a machine called the "White Goat" that turns office paper into rolls of toilet paper sounds like an intriguing idea. Its Japanese developers, ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Feb 01, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (14) | comments 14 | with audio podcast weblog

Inexpensive, abundant starch fibers could lead to ouchless bandages

A process that spins starch into fine strands could take the sting out of removing bandages, as well as produce less expensive and more environmentally-friendly toilet paper, napkins and other products, according to Penn ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Smoke on the water -- and in the microphone?

(AP) -- What do you get if you combine a smoke machine, some tubing, a laser pointer, a fan and a piece of toilet paper? Answer: a microphone unlike any other.

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2