However, some intrepid imaging scientists have come up with a way to turn your DSLR into a hyperspectral camera using stock SLR glass, a gel diffraction filter, PVC pipe, duct tape, some serious ...

Watch the satisfying process of PVC tape manufacturing in a factory, where skilled workers and powerful machines come together. From raw materials to the final product, each step is executed with ...

Water slightly loosened the tape's grip on PVC and copper pipe, but it stuck well where it was wrapped around itself. Water did little to hurt an already lackluster grip. It was far too easy to ...

The magic all started with Richard Drew, a scrappy banjo-playing researcher at 3M. In 1929 he was struggling to create a clear tape for meat-packers and candymakers—the cellophane kept ripping ...