Grow your own toner

Edvarcl Heng | Nov 09, 2007

If only that was true. But with printer companies making the bulk of their money from selling ink to us, that doesn’t sound likely.

But the big one from Palo Alto has created toner particles that are chemically grown. Instead of mechanically grounding toner powder from a carbon block, HP's spherical monochrome toner is vat-grown.

It sounds like Frankenstein science, but unlike Shelley's monster, HP's homegrown toner makes a bit of sense.

HP claims that this process results in a consistently round toner particle which allows for a more efficient printing process that will led to a smaller cartridge. HP also claims that toner placement on paper will be more precise because of the evenness of this new toner particle.

Question is: Would this newly spawned toner come with a monster price tag per cartridge?

For more details on the toner's design, click on the images.

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