But the adhesive duct tape we know and love today didn't appear until World War II. A factory worker who was packaging ammunition sealed each box with tape and wax to make them waterproof.

The tape never let go. “This stuff is pretty thick,” Porterfield said. “Very strong. I didn’t feel it slipping or tearing. I didn’t feel the adhesive coming off at all.” Our final test ...

A US company has created an adhesive tape that it says can instantly stop the toughest of leaks. The tape has been designed with adhesive strong enough to stick underwater, so you could fix your ...

The medical adhesives we use today work pretty well ... Enter the caddisfly, a stream-dwelling insect equipped with a homespun waterproof tape dispenser. In its larval stage, this industrious ...