Part of a 1949 ad for Scotch tape, which was billed as a "thrifty" way to make repairs around the home. Jussi/Flickr CC. Depending on who you ask, Scotch tape was first marketed on this day either ...

Tape measure: X-rays detected from Scotch tape Just two weeks after a Nobel Prize highlighted theoretical work on subatomic particles, physicists are announcing a startling discovery about a much ...