Mystery of Curling Paper Solved (IMAGE)

Graz University of Technology

Mystery of Curling Paper Solved

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Alexander Maaß (front) and Ulrich Hirn have discovered that solvents in the ink migrate through the paper towards the unprinted side over time. This causes the cellulose fibres on the unprinted side to swell and the paper to curl. Image source: Lunghammer - TU Graz

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Lunghammer - TU Graz.

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