Bring back the Polaroid

In Enschede, the Neterlands a group of Dutch scientists and an Austrian salesman have a goal to reinvent Polaroid's instant film. Since digital cameras have become popular, Polaroid stopped making their film las year. The group of scientists still feel there are people out there who want the Polaroid back (me being one of them) They hope to start production later this year. Mr. Kaps estimates the number of Polaroid instant cameras in circulation at one billion. 30 million film packs were produced in 2007 and 24 million in the beginning of 2008. They are looking for chemicals that can mimic what the Poloroid once did . They are looking for a form of latex that can be coated easily onto a gelatin base to recreate the "timing layer" of Polaroid film which controls the developing process.

Information from: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/technology/26polaroid.html?_r=1&ref=technology

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