Unlike printers that use liquid ink, copy machines use toner cartridges that contain a large amount of colored powder. If a toner cartridge cracks while you're removing or installing it, the powder ...

Epoxy resin is useful stuff. Whether for gluing stuff together or potting components, epoxy is a cheap and versatile polymer that finds its way into many hackish projects. But let’s face it – the ...

Toner powder used by laser printers and photocopiers is a hybrid of carbon and a polymer. The actual polymer utilized differs according to producer, while toner formulations differ between producers, ...

The photocopiers and laser printers in your office don't use liquid ink. They use a fine powder called toner that they melt onto the paper. Toner contains compounds that are potentially dangerous in ...

Our family laser printer recently started flashing the "Low Toner" warning. I did the usual trick of rocking the cartridge, and then allowed the Geeklings to print out their essays and assignments for ...

Someday, left-over toner in discarded printer cartridges could have a second life as bridge or building components instead of as trash, wasting away in landfills and potentially harming the ...