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What if you could interact with your package's label, instead of reading it? A team of scientists has developed a new way of attaching electronic screens to paper-based packaging that will be able to display simple messages to the customers. The University of Sheffield scientists collaborated with technology company Novalia to create a new way of displaying information on packaging, a move that could revolutionise the packaging industry. This technology could be used in greetings cards or products where a customer could receive a simple message. More complex developments could include a countdown timer on the side of a packet to indicate when a timed product was ready, such as hair-dye, pregnancy tests or home-baking using a 'traffic lights' system. The team explained how a screen...