A 1964 plot by left-wing students to kidnap Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home has been revealed for the first time in the coded diaries of former Lord Chancellor, Lord Hailsham.

Rare is the scientific paper today written by a single author. With research being conducted by teams of scientists, most studies now boast a half-dozen or so authors. According to a new study led by a scientist at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, credit for those papers is far from evenly distributed, and the order in which the authors’ names are listed makes a big difference.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of digital imaging solutions, has recently introduced two new large format papers for the Company's line of imagePROGRAF large format printers – Canon Polished Rag and High Resolution Coated Bond papers.

Adding a little coal and processing the papermaking industry's black liquor waste into synthesis gas is a better choice than burning it for heat, improves the carbon footprint of coal-to-liquid processes, and can produce a fuel versatile enough to run a cooking stove or a truck, according to a team of Penn state engineers.

Nearly 2,000 years ago, the discovery of paper revolutionized human communication. Now researchers at Northwestern University have fabricated a new type of paper that they hope will create a revolution of its own -- and while it won't replace your notepad, this remarkably stiff and strong yet lightweight material should find use in a wide variety of applications.