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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="aggregator">72010410</journal-id>
      <journal-title>NIP &amp; Digital Fabrication Conference</journal-title>
      <abbrev-journal-title>nip digi fabric conf</abbrev-journal-title>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2169-4451</issn><issn pub-type="epub"/>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Society of Imaging Science and Technology</publisher-name>
        <publisher-loc>7003 Kilworth Lane, Springfield, VA 22151, USA</publisher-loc>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2006.22.2.art00054_3</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="sici">2169-4451(20060101)2006:3L.180;1-</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">nip_v2006n3/splitsection54.xml</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="other">/ist/nipdf/2006/00002006/00000003/art00054</article-id>
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          <subject>Articles</subject>
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      <title-group>
        <article-title>Paper Objects Made through Laser Cutting and Scoring: a Smooth Step from Digital Printing to Digital Fabrication</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib>
          <name>
            <surname>Acher</surname>
            <given-names>O.</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib>
          <name>
            <surname>Persico</surname>
            <given-names>D.</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib>
          <name>
            <surname>Bobrow</surname>
            <given-names>A.</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date>
        <day>01</day>
        <month>01</month>
        <year>2006</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>2006</volume>
      <issue>3</issue>
      <fpage>180</fpage>
      <lpage>182</lpage>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-year>2006</copyright-year>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <p>A new process is described, that allows the cutting and scoring of paper with a laser diode. The laser cutting step comes after an inking step, in which the lines to be cut are ink-jetted with an ink that absorbs the laser radiation. This technology patented by CEA appears as an attractive
 low-cost technology for creating 3d personalized paper objects. Business models associated to that technology are discussed, and licensing opportunities are presented.</p>
      </abstract>
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