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Tissue paper sensors show promise for health care, entertainment, robotics
University of Washington engineers have turned tissue paper—similar to toilet tissue—into a new kind of wearable sensor that can detect a pulse, a blink of an eye and other human movement. The sensor is light, flexible, and inexpensive, with potential applications in health care, entertainment, and robotics.
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Why Sustainability Professionals Should Drive Green Consumerism
Why Sustainability Professionals Should Drive Green Consumerism
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Can we Make Greener Electronics from Pine Bark?
Can we Make Greener Electronics from Pine Bark?
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Environmental Affairs: Everyone Has a Part to Play
(Editor's note: the following article previews the forthcoming September/October issue of Paper360°, which includes a cover focus on air and water quality. This "sneak peek" is offered exclusively for AOTC readers.)
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Manufacturing Day Can Help Tell Our Industry Story
The forest products industry doesn't just play a role in American manufacturing—it gives a lead performance. According to the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), the forest products industry manufactures more than US$200 billion in products every year, and employs about 950,000 men and women, and forest products holds a spot among the "Top 10" manufacturing sector employers in 45 out of 50 states. In fact, the forest products industry accounts for approximately four percent of the total US manufacturing GDP. It also relies on a vital array of related manufacturers—of machinery, equipment, component parts, transport, and many other products—to keep its thousands of manufacturing sites humming.
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And the survey says…
The benefits of print, paper, and packaging (especially when made from renewable forest products) seems obvious to AOTC readers and other industry professionals, but what about to consumers?
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5 Trends Changing the Future of Corrugated Packaging
The global corrugated packaging market is growing faster than expected, confounding some predictions that forecast a slowdown in corrugated consumption, although recently grounded expectations are not as bullish as some fringe predictions circa mid-2018. A downturn in demand in China and the banning of contaminated recycled paper stocks has not fully materialized yet, either.
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Paper Cups: A Responsible Consumer Choice
Enjoying a cup of coffee or tea on the go can help make our busy lifestyles a little more tolerable. It affords busy parents a moment of nirvana as they rush to deliver kids to school and get to work on time, and provides everyone the option to enjoy their beverage of choice even if they don't have time to finish it in store. The facts support a compelling case that the makers of paper cups—the paper and wood products industry—have a long commitment to sustainable business practices that protect the environment, spur innovation and advance recycling.