Scotch Tape Can Create X-Rays, and More You Didn't Know About The Sticky Stuff
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People have used it to repair everything from curtains to ceilings
People have used it to repair everything from curtains to ceilings
Des chercheurs essaient de comprendre depuis quelques années les mécanismes à l'oeuvre lorsqu'on déroule un rouleau de scotch.
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Triboluminescence is nothing new - it's been known for decades that if you quickly pull some tape off a roll, you can see sparks.
Spec-tape-ular: visible light is generated in this 30-second exposure of peeling tape. A paper in the latest issue of Nature…
A funny article in Nature:Relative motion between two contacting surfaces can produce visible light, called triboluminescence.