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Stephen Beech

Ancient Japanese Art Of Kirigami Used To Make Tape 60 Times Stronger

The enhanced tape developed by engineers. (Alex Parrish/Virginia Tech via SWNS)

Kirigami – the ancient Japanese art of cutting paper – has been adapted to make sticky tape SIXTY times stronger.

American engineers honed the traditional art form, a variation of origami, into a method for massively increasing the adhesive bond of ordinary tape.

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