It is said that Internet traffic doubles about every nine months. We have access to much more information than before through electronic media. These electronic media sometimes do away with the need for paper, but at other times they create more demand for it. Paper supports some kinds of human activities better than the electronic alternatives do. For example, paper presents a much more comfortable and barrier-free interface to its users than liquid crystal displays. In fact, people prefer to print documents out on paper when they want to read them. Recently, there has been increasing interest in electronic paper that combines the advantages of electronic media with the human-friendly characteristics of paper. This talk focuses on the properties, candidates and prospects for e-paper and the contents can be outlined using the six what-why-who-where-when-how questions (5W1H) as described below: 1 Properties of e-paper 1.1 What is e-paper? 1.2 Why is e-paper required? 2 Candidates for e-paper 2.1 Who is investigating e-paper? 2.2 How will they create e-paper? 3 Prospects for e-paper 3.1 Where will e-paper be used? 3.2 When will e-paper be successful in the market?
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