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tesa debuts recyclable paper-based tear tape

Posted on: 21 August 2023 When designing recyclable paper-based shipping boxes and envelopes, there’s one piece of the package that is easy to overlook — the adhesive tapes used to close, reinforce, and open the package

EYE on NPI: 3M’s RP+ VHB™ Tapes

Posted on: 21 August 2023 This week’s EYE on NPI (video) is going to stick around for a long time: it’s 3M’s RP+ VHB™ Tapes, the latest version of the 3M VHB family that has been solving ‘how to stick this to that’ for over 40 years.

Tiny spheres hiding in your display: How tape makes your display screen work

Posted on: 20 August 2023 Liquid crystal and Organic LED displays have revolutionized portable computing. They’re also made of glass.

Transistor can adhere to internal organs like tape

Posted on: 16 August 2023 UChicago researchers’ design makes stable, suture-free medical monitoring in body possible

Robots to the rescue: 3M helping businesses solve worker shortages with automation

Posted on: 15 August 2023 The U.S. is facing a “structural labor shortage.”

Special adhesive tape embedded in the road used to make freeway lanes more visible

Posted on: 15 August 2023 So you can actually see I-15 lanes in bad weather, UDOT tries something new

PackPlus 2023 focuses on sustainability, circular packaging

Posted on: 14 August 2023 The 17th edition of PackPlus, which took place on 10-12 August at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, focused on sustainable packaging as a mainstream priority.

Ancient Japanese artform makes tape stronger

Posted on: 12 August 2023 Researchers found that kirigami, the Japanese art of cutting paper, can make tape up to 60 times stronger.