[science] Scientists crack the case of "screeching" Scotch tape … The science hidden in Scotch Tape. ‘In 1953, Russian scientists peeling Scotch tape in a vacuum reported detecting electrons with sufficient energy to emit X-rays. Other scientists were skeptical, but this phenomenon was finally confirmed in 2008, when UCLA physicists produced X-rays while unwinding a roll of Scotch tape in a vacuum chamber.’ [via]
The Science of Scotch Tape – X-rays! Micro-Cracks! Supersonic Speeds!
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