We were always amused that one of the biggest scientific discoveries of the recent past — graphene — was started with pencil lead and Scotch tape. Now, researchers at the University of Alabama ...

The Scotch tape method, also known as micromechanical cleavage or mechanical exfoliation, is a simple yet powerful technique used to isolate thin layers of two-dimensional (2D) materials from their ...

When Richard Drew invented Scotch tape in 1930, he was looking for a simple solution to wrap presents. And this remains the invention’s primary use case, with sales spiking during the holiday season.

Centimetre-sized flexible diamond films have been produced by researchers in China, who grew them and then exfoliated them from a silicon substrate using Scotch tape. The researchers believe the films ...