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A computer-generated unfolding sequence of sealed letter DB-1538. New research describes how "virtual unfolding" was used to read the contents of sealed letter packets from 17th century Europe without physically opening them.

Science

Reading A Letter That's Been Sealed For More Than 300 Years — Without Opening It

4:30pm March 02, 2021

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

A signed, sealed but not delivered letter from 1697 has finally been read with the help of a high-tech scan that looked inside without breaking its seal.

The paper industry struggled in the past decade, but some sectors have fared better than others.

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Economy

Don't Write Off Paper Just Yet

9:23am May 28, 2015

by Eric Weiner

In today's digital age it's easy to forget about paper, but as one paper pusher says, "a paperless society is about as plausible as a paperless bathroom."

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Paper can make the abstract tangible in a way that digital devices don't.

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Economy

In A Digital Chapter, Paper Notebooks Are As Relevant As Ever

9:19am May 28, 2015

by Eric Weiner

Is paper just a curiosity of the nostalgic? It turns out that digital natives think paper works in tandem with our devices. Research agrees that old-school note taking offers benefits a screen can't.

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