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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have found a new "see-through" use for clear sticky tape -- it produces X-rays when it is peeled off the roll. The report in the journal Nature confirms a theory ...

Researchers at MIT have developed a stretchy, biodegradable tape that could replace surgical sutures and staples. The new sticky tape could also be made into drug-delivery patches for placement ...

Scientists use an industrial laser to turn adhesive tape into a component for safer, anode-free lithium metal batteries. Where things get sticky happens to be where interesting science happens in a ...