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'Indelible' Ink Washes Off, Afghan Candidates Charge

Jason Farago — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:51:02 CDT

The supposedly indelible ink used to mark voters' fingers in today's Afghanistan election rubs off easily with household detergent, raising fears of widespread ballot fraud. Campaigners for Abdullah Abdullah, the main opposition candidate, found they could remove the ink with minimal effort, and a Guardian journalist scrubbed his finger clean...

Green Font Cuts Ink Costs

Nick McMaster — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:00:01 CST

A new font designed to cut printing costs saves ink by not completely filling in the letters, the AP reports. The “Ecofont,” designed by Dutch firm Spranq, has small holes in the middle of the letters that cut ink usage by 15%. The font is free on Spranq’s website, and...

Printer Company Develops Drug-Injection Patch

Sam Gale Rosen — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:30:49 CDT

Printer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard is teaming up with an Irish company to develop a skin patch that delivers precisely controlled amounts of drugs with tiny needles. The drug delivery system uses some of the same technology as ink printers, and could inject different drugs at different times. "Squirting ink and squirting...