Ink

Gadgets

E Ink Has Screens That Crumple Like Paper

12:00PM May 5, 2011 | Sam Biddle

A Kindle’s one thing, but what about clear digital displays you could mash around like a plastic bag? Bendable screens have long been a tech prototype phantom, but E Ink’s got the goods – and it could actually be useful! More »


Science

Mathematician Can Predict How Shitty Your Tattoo Will Look In 20 Years

11:30AM April 30, 2011 | Sam Biddle

So you’re totally sure [insert significant other]is the one. You’re going to set it in ink, right on your flesh! There’s no way you’ll ever regret it. But how will it look down the line? Math has the answer! More »


Computing

What’s Inside Inkjet Cartridges?

8:41AM April 28, 2011 | Brian Lam

Wired has the breakdown in this month’s What’s Inside. For starters, lots of water: More »


News

The Spy Secrets Of The Last Unsealed WWI Files

12:00AM April 21, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

The oldest secret documents in the CIA’s treasure-trove have been cracked open finally. Believed to be the only remaining classified WWI documents, the six files have revealed all manner of espionage tricks – including the recipe for German invisible ink. More »


News

The Most Beautiful Truck Crash Ever

3:56AM March 11, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

A truck carrying 30,000 litres of printer ink flipped over on an interstate in Massachusetts this morning, resulting in what must be the most colourful car crash in history. More »


Entertainment

Disgruntled Ink Cartridge Man’s Next Trick – Ink Cart Beatboxing

8:00PM February 15, 2011 | Gary Cutlack

The site that impressed and slightly confused the world with its viral-going ranting ink cartridge description is back, this time with a musical creation. More »


Printer Ink Cartridge Bombs Were Designed To Be Undetectable

1:40PM December 16, 2010 | Spencer Ackerman - Wired

We’ve discussed the printer ink cartridge bombs used by a group of terrorists about a month ago and we’ve pondered just how evildoers hide their bombs, but now we’re discovering exactly how terrifyingly well those explosives avoid detection. More »


Scumbag Steals Millions From Hospital With Printer Toner Scam

10:23AM December 3, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

As a receiving clerk for New York’s Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 32-year-old Marque Gumbs made $US37,000 a year. Well, that’s how much he made officially. He actually raked in millions by ordering and flipping thousands of unneeded toner-ink cartridges. More »


Watch The Dazzling Process Of How Ink Gets Made

3:00PM September 30, 2010 | Adam Harris

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Pick up any recent magazine, newspaper, or product package, and you might not realise all that goes into the colourful designs before you. Watch in awe as this video shows you the artistry, and science, used at the very core of print design—the inks. More »


Geek Out

British Intelligence Agency Used Semen As Invisible Ink

2:09AM September 22, 2010 | Brian Moylan

A new book reveals that a member of MI6, the British spy agency, discovered during WWI that semen makes excellent invisible ink and often deployed it in the field. The name of the man who discovered this? Mansfield Cumming.