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  • This Robot Uses Tape Measures Like Spider-Man Uses Webs

    This Robot Uses Tape Measures Like Spider-Man Uses Webs

    It’s scientifically impossible to use a tape measure to just measure something. It’s the workshop tool of 1,000 other useless uses, including lightsabers, or seeing how far it can extend before the tape collapses. Researchers at Stanford University have found yet another use for the tape measure: as a way for robots to navigate rough…


  • Scientists Are Stuck On The Mystery Of Tape

    Scientists Are Stuck On The Mystery Of Tape

    There’s a certain patience required for studying sticky tape. Sure, sometimes experiments require peeling, but other times, researchers must simply sit around and wait for the adhesive to fail. These experiments are bringing scientists closer to something that doesn’t yet exist: a unified theory of tape.


  • How To Securely Send Snail Mail The CIA Way

    How To Securely Send Snail Mail The CIA Way

    Today, tech nerds are obsessed with high-tech encryption. But if you ever send snail mail, you might want to take a tip from America’s intelligence community. The CIA sends out letters that are secured with a specific type of tamper-proof tape — think of it like low-tech encryption — and we now know exactly what…


  • Video: Watch Magnetic Tape Fall Like Water

    Video: Watch Magnetic Tape Fall Like Water

    Japanese artist Ei Wada, who was born in 1987, belongs to a generation that spent middle school feverishly poring over cassettes to make mix tapes — until, of course, they were quickly outmoded by CDs, and then MP3s. Now, Ei makes art using the outmoded technologies he grew up with.