But it was the only method of commercial copying prior to the advent of carbon paper and typewriters.
Then there are the quality-control issues: On one occasion "a Spanish producer printed our labels on old, horrible carbon paper, " recalls Hughes.
Somewhere today there probably exists a company still using typewriters and carbon paper, but that organization is probably irrelevant to most of us.
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Plastic wrap and glue had been used to try to confuse sniffer dogs, and carbon paper was used to try to dull the perception of X-ray machines.
Secretaries made copies in triplicate, in case the project was uncovered, even using the typewriters and carbon paper of the Judenrat, the Jewish council set up by the Germans.
The planning white paper puts carbon reductions at the heart of the planning process and obliges local councils to plan new buildings to optimise people's ability to walk or cycle to work.
To create his test, Jack mixed human mesothelin-specific antibodies with carbon nanotubes and coated strips of ordinary filter paper.
Dr Lackner's version uses layers of Teflon or paper covered with a resin that absorbs carbon dioxide when dry and gives it up when moist.
This new edition of the guide the 17th since the first version was released in 2006 adds new criteria to evaluate companies based on their carbon footprint, use of renewable energy, sourcing of paper fiber and conflict minerals, and product life cycle analysis.
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Lehmann, the lead author of the paper which is published in the journal Nature Geosciences, said that the black carbon content of soils in the study ranged from zero to 82 percent of soil organic carbon.
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