Ink of the Future: Grow Your Own?

[inlovewithjournals]

Thomas Landrain is a biohacker from France who has successfully grown ink using pigment-producing bacteria. Listen to his fascinating story here. I listen to Spark on CBC.ca all the time and as soon as I heard this I rushed to my computer to share with you all. Enjoy.

[ceramic_pizza]

hmm, interesting. I wonder if the ink will be fountain pen friendly though. At this time it seems the ink is really just good as a fun kit for people to buy. I think they said that the ink changes color based on condition. A color changing ink probably won't be good for any formal situations. It'll be cool for letters though.
Now i would be happy if they could put this ink in printers. My printer has been out of ink since last year. It's just too expensive to buy more.

[inlovewithjournals]

Yes you're right, the ink probably wouldn't be good for your pen. I thought the changing colors aspect was neat too, especially for letters.

My home printer has been out of ink for just as long as yours. I just can't justify the cost of buying more. It's cheaper to use the business center at Staples or Grand and Toy.