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We’re currently testing Gorilla All-Weather Duct Tape and Gorilla Waterproof Patch & Seal Tape. We have more information here. Duct tape is for everyone. It’s the essential fill-in-the-cracks ...

It's a game a lot of us played as children -- and maybe even later in life: unspooling measuring tape to see how far it would extend before bending. But to engineer, this game was an inspiration, ...

Steel measuring tape is an interesting material, in that it's rigid enough to hold its shape when extended, but flexible enough that it gives way under pressure. Scientists have taken advantage of ...

Engineers create GRIP-tape, a soft, low-cost robotic gripper made from measuring tape, ideal for safely handling delicate ...

The gripper has two "fingers," made of two spools–each made of two rolls of measuring tape bound together. Each spool is rolled up, in a compact configuration, with only a small part extending out in ...

By Niall Gartland RECORDS are there to be broken and all that but Cavan fans may feel squeamish enough about the prospect of ...