Unlike adhesive tape, gecko's feet retain their sticky qualities even after many, many uses. Now, thanks to research being conducted at Carnegie Mellon University and Germany's Karlsruhe Institute ...

On-off sticky tape: A 100-square-centimeter adhesive pad made of carbon fiber fabric and polyurethane polymer fastens 135-kilogram weights to a glass panel. The patch can be easily removed and reused.

PITTSBURGH, May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "We thought there could be a reusable caution tape product to serve as an attention-getting blockade," said one of two inventors, from Gilbert¸ Ariz., "so ...