In one of Stanford’s labs, a roll of Scotch tape spins under a motorized roller. To the untrained eye, it’s an ordinary strip of office supplies. But to a group of chemists, that humble peel carries ...

Apparently today is Scotch tape day, celebrating the day adhesive tape was created for the first time by Richard Gurley Drew.Drew was a 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company) engineer who ...

The intense electric fields generated by peeling tape can produce ‘microlightning’ that can ionise reactants and drive ...

Scotch tape is great for wrapping presents — and for science, too. With some Scotch tape and a little creativity, it’s possible to create sheets of diamond up to five centimeters wide and as ...

The "magic" in Scotch Magic Tape is the fact that it appears frosted on the roll, but turns invisible when it's applied. Next year (2025) ...