JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Missouri lawmaker has introduced legislation requiring elementary schools to use pen and paper for most student assignments, citing concerns that digital instruction has ...

Every day, millions of people use thermal paper without thinking about it. Receipts, shipping labels, tickets, and medical records all rely on heat‑sensitive coatings to make text appear. More ...

Senate Bill 958 was introduced Dec. 18 — with an identical House bill, HB 2195, introduced Dec. 26 — to limit what cities and counties can do to regulate drinking straws and stirrers. “Many businesses ...

The bill cites studies showing that paper straws, a common alternative, often contain harmful "forever chemicals" known as PFAS. Research has linked PFAS exposure to various health risks, including ...

Aidan Anne Frierson at work in the Chicago Pulp studio. Credit: Reema Saleh In a basement studio in Bridgeport, Aidan Anne Frierson and Dave King are turning wet, squelchy pulp into handmade paper. On ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board on Wednesday rejected a proposal defining when hand-marked paper ballots could be used in place of the state’s touchscreen voting machines. The Grammys ...

First the penny. Next, paper checks? When the US Mint stopped making pennies last month for the first time in 238 years, it drew a lot of attention. But there have been quiet moves to stop using paper ...

Anabela Malpique has received funding from The Ian Potter Foundation and currently receives funding from The Collier Charitable Foundation. Deborah Pino Pasternak has received funding from the ...

When I first saw Carta Varese wrapping paper a few years ago at Goods for the Study, McNally Jackson’s stationery store, it stopped me in my tracks. It seemed to be from another era than the rolls I ...

The screen, which has been dubbed retinal e-paper, has a resolution beyond 25,000 pixels per inch. "This breakthrough paves the way for the creation of virtual worlds that are visually ...

GARDEN CITY, Long Island (WABC) -- A college student on Long Island says he was wrongly accused of using artificial intelligence to write an essay, and now he's suing his university. Adelphi ...