Some of you may remember a bizarre experience like this: when peeling an adhesive tape or opening a band-aid in a pitch dark environment, one can see an eerie glow from where the separation occurs.

Ordinarily, adhesive tape either boasts a strong hold or is easy to remove. Drawing inspiration from an ancient paper-cutting technique, however, scientists have now devised a method of combining both ...

(Nanowerk News) The x-rays produced in the peeling of Scotch Tape find origin in the field of tribology where photons and electrons are produced by fracturing or rubbing materials. Tribology has a ...