In 1939, scientists discovered that peeling Scotch tape in the dark produces a visible blue glow due to a build-up of electrical charge and the sudden tearing of the adhesive. The phenomenon, known as ...

A new experiment has uncovered the mechanism responsible for the screeching sound made by peeling sticky tape. Using a ...

"The screeching sound of peeling tape consists of a train of weak shocks that are generated when the transverse fracture ...

Writing in Physical Review, the research team discovered that when the sticky side of the tape peels off the roll, it doesn't happen evenly but tears in narrow bands. These micro-cracks travel ...

Scotch tape has been a household mainstay for nearly a century, but it still holds some scientific surprises. Researchers have discovered that the screeching sound emitted when one rapidly peels ...

Weak shock waves triggered by micro-cracks in the adhesive layer of tape cause it to screech when being unspooled from its ...