This is a question I sometimes ask myself when tidying my desk for the umteenth time. When I mentioned it recently to a friend she replied you don’t have too many pens you just don’t write enough! Never thought of it that way maybe she has a point.
General Interest
Using A Bio-Ink Pen To Measure Glucose
Nano-engineers from the University of California, San Diego have developed bio-inks that can turn regular ballpoint pens into chemical sensors.
Among other things, people can measure glucose levels simply by drawing on skin with the engineered ink. According to CNN Money, it works like this:
Leather Everyday-Carry Pouch For Pens
Larry at The Gadgeteer recently shared a photo of his everyday-carry set, and I was particularly intrigued by one piece that seems perfect for pen people.
Desk Tidy Ideas
Ever wondered how the desk gets so untidy when you spend most of your time staring at a computer? Me too, when it comes to having a clear up those creative souls or DIYer’s amongst us may choose to recycle old jars, unused mugs or make use of other objects around the house, with so many different pens & paint markers around you could always create a bespoke piece to cram into a dark idle corner. Alternatively there’s always the local stationers, DIY or charity shop to visit.
Invisible Ink Pens Hard To Find?
So I was tooling around online and saw this headline. Naturally, it begged for some clarification, like where was this published, was it a joke, and just how invisible are these pens?
Fortunately, it didn’t take much digging to get some answers. Turns out that this ran in the Columbus Dispatch in Columbus, Ohio about four years ago, and it wasn’t a joke. Shoppers really were having a hard time finding invisible ink pens.