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Article: Inside Innovation at Xerox: Scientists Develop Chemical Armor to Extend the Lifespan of Printer Components.
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- Business Wire
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- November 12, 2009
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New "super coating" hints at how smart materials, nanotechnology will influence future design of office and production products
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Tasked with developing ways to extend the lifespan of printer components - and reduce their impact on the environment - a group of scientists at Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) have developed a new chemical armor that protects photoreceptors, the light-sensitive elements in xerographic machines. Protected from normal wear and tear, a photoreceptor coated with the new "armor" can survive more than one million revolutions - nearly doubling its usable life.
"The long life of the photoreceptor reduces the need for ...