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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: ink

ink stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - 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... More »

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Afghanistan • United Nations • voter fraud • Hamid Karzai • ink • election fraud • Ashraf Ghani • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

 Green Font Cuts Ink Costs 

'Ecofont' has holes in the letters to save ink

Dec 23, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - 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’... More »

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environment • Netherlands • ink • open source • green • printers • font • Spranq • Ecofont

Printer Company Develops Drug-Injection Patch

'Squirting drugs' like 'squirting ink,' says exec

Sep 12, 07 1:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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medicine • drugs • ink • inject • Hewlett-Packard

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