02-26-2008
For Alleged Robber, Duct Tape No Fix All
Kentucky Police Arrest 'Duct Tape Bandit' After Failed Robbery Attempt. GREAT PHOTO!
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02-26-2008
Self-cleaning nanotechnology stickies
Most adhesive tape will stick to a wide variety of surfaces - provided that they are clean and dry. Adhesive tapes are made up of two components: a carrier which is usually paper or plastic, and an adhesive which is either water or solvent based.
Self-cleaning nanotechnology stickies
Most adhesive tape will stick to a wide variety of surfaces - provided that they are clean and dry. Adhesive tapes are made up of two components: a carrier which is usually paper or plastic, and an adhesive which is either water or solvent based.
02-23-2008
Gecko-Inspired Medical Bandage Could Become Surgeons Duct Tape
Jeff Karp considers the surgical bandage he helped develop an inside-the-body Band-Aid. But I like the duct tape analogy, the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) faculty member says.
Gecko-Inspired Medical Bandage Could Become Surgeons Duct Tape
Jeff Karp considers the surgical bandage he helped develop an inside-the-body Band-Aid. But I like the duct tape analogy, the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) faculty member says.
02-23-2008
Spotted: Duct tape exhibit at Mon Ami Cafe
Like a carpenter, Reid Trevarthen creates his products by cutting, shaping and matting. And like a carpenter, Trevarthen uses a household product.
Spotted: Duct tape exhibit at Mon Ami Cafe
Like a carpenter, Reid Trevarthen creates his products by cutting, shaping and matting. And like a carpenter, Trevarthen uses a household product.
02-23-2008
Beat the high cost of prom clothes with a little (maybe a lot) of duct tape
Duck brand duct tape is once again sponsoring its annual contest which offers two $3,000 cash university scholarship for the best outfits made with the handyman's special friend.
Beat the high cost of prom clothes with a little (maybe a lot) of duct tape
Duck brand duct tape is once again sponsoring its annual contest which offers two $3,000 cash university scholarship for the best outfits made with the handyman's special friend.
02-23-2008
Parade spot duct tape controversy nearing an end
The long-standing practice of using duct tape to reserve space along Portlands parade routes could end this March.
Parade spot duct tape controversy nearing an end
The long-standing practice of using duct tape to reserve space along Portlands parade routes could end this March.
02-23-2008
Bus Driver Duct-Tapes Kids' Mouths
(AP) Greenwood County deputies say they have charged a bus driver with eight counts of cruelty to children after she admitted she taped their mouths shut with duct tape after they misbehaved.
Bus Driver Duct-Tapes Kids' Mouths
(AP) Greenwood County deputies say they have charged a bus driver with eight counts of cruelty to children after she admitted she taped their mouths shut with duct tape after they misbehaved.
02-17-2008
Mimicking the Geckos' Ability To Defy Gravity
In the same way that a gecko can run up sheer surfaces, robots may soon be able to scale vertical walls thanks to a new adhesive tape created by UC Berkeley engineers.
Mimicking the Geckos' Ability To Defy Gravity
In the same way that a gecko can run up sheer surfaces, robots may soon be able to scale vertical walls thanks to a new adhesive tape created by UC Berkeley engineers.
02-17-2008
Duct-taping death's door
Dan Gardner of Gladstone, Va., recently took home the top prize in Duck Brand Duct Tape's "Duct Tape Saves the Day" contest with his tale of how he used the tape to save a thoroughbred horse.
Duct-taping death's door
Dan Gardner of Gladstone, Va., recently took home the top prize in Duck Brand Duct Tape's "Duct Tape Saves the Day" contest with his tale of how he used the tape to save a thoroughbred horse.
02-14-2008
Duct tape
Duct tape, in the USA and Canada, is a vinyl, fabric-reinforced, multi-purpose adhesive tape with a soft and tacky pressure sensitive adhesive.
Duct tape
Duct tape, in the USA and Canada, is a vinyl, fabric-reinforced, multi-purpose adhesive tape with a soft and tacky pressure sensitive adhesive.
02-14-2008
Try duct tape to resolve a sticky situation
Almost everyone has a duct tape tale to tell. The sticky adhesive has worked in a pinch to make home repairs. It's been touted as a wart remover. People have made clothes and fashion accessories using some of the more fashionable duct tape colors now available, such as aqua, red, yellow and blue.
Try duct tape to resolve a sticky situation
Almost everyone has a duct tape tale to tell. The sticky adhesive has worked in a pinch to make home repairs. It's been touted as a wart remover. People have made clothes and fashion accessories using some of the more fashionable duct tape colors now available, such as aqua, red, yellow and blue.
02-14-2008
Children bound, suffocated; mother shot and killed
According to autopsy reports, Amad, 3, Amarion, 1, and Aaron, 3 weeks, were tightly bound with duct tape from their foreheads to mouths, asphyxiating them, the morning their mother, 19-year-old Danielle Baker, was shot to death in her Marianna apartment.
Children bound, suffocated; mother shot and killed
According to autopsy reports, Amad, 3, Amarion, 1, and Aaron, 3 weeks, were tightly bound with duct tape from their foreheads to mouths, asphyxiating them, the morning their mother, 19-year-old Danielle Baker, was shot to death in her Marianna apartment.
02-14-2008
Know These? Whine and Cheesers, Needy Weenies?
Know These? Whine and Cheesers, Needy Weenies?
A Scottsdale author says some of your co-workers can be a hazard to your health. Marsha Petrie-Sue is author of the book, ``Toxic People: Decontaminate difficult people at work without using weapons or duct tape."
02-14-2008
Evidence Collected from Van of Drifter
Authorities have recovered items including a hacksaw, baton, duct tape and a bloodstained yellow jacket from Gary Michael Hilton's van -- evidence that could be important in investigations into three other deaths.
Evidence Collected from Van of Drifter
Authorities have recovered items including a hacksaw, baton, duct tape and a bloodstained yellow jacket from Gary Michael Hilton's van -- evidence that could be important in investigations into three other deaths.
02-14-2008
Savage cleaver murder was carefully planned; killer was 'crazy like a fox
Savage cleaver murder was carefully planned; killer was 'crazy like a fox
The meat cleaver-welding maniac who savagely murdered an upper East Side therapist planned the execution - and brought a sick bag of tools to the killing. Knives, rope, duct tape, women's clothing and adult diapers were found in the luggage he abandoned after butchering 57-year-old Kathryn Faughey in her office, police sources said.
02-14-2008
Suspect Sought in NYC Hacking Death
Suspect Sought in NYC Hacking Death
The Killer left behind two bags that contained bizarre clues, authorities said. A roller suitcase was filled with adult diapers and women's clothing, including blouses and slippers, and a smaller second bag was filled with eight knives, rope and duct tape.
02-14-2008
Gunman robs store, duct tapes workers
Police are looking for a masked gunman who hid inside a Bristol Township dollar store until closing time and then duct taped two female employees and robbed the store Wednesday night.
Gunman robs store, duct tapes workers
Police are looking for a masked gunman who hid inside a Bristol Township dollar store until closing time and then duct taped two female employees and robbed the store Wednesday night.
02-14-2008
Carboard + Duct Tape = Fun Down a Mountain
What do you get when you take cardboard and combine it with a fairly large amount of duct tape? For some folks, you have a great way to sled down a hill.
Carboard + Duct Tape = Fun Down a Mountain
What do you get when you take cardboard and combine it with a fairly large amount of duct tape? For some folks, you have a great way to sled down a hill.
02-14-2008
Teacher who used duct tape is suspended
A school board in Florida has decided against firing a teacher charged with duct-taping a male student to a chair for refusing to be quiet.
Teacher who used duct tape is suspended
A school board in Florida has decided against firing a teacher charged with duct-taping a male student to a chair for refusing to be quiet.
02-07-2008
Panorama contest includes kayaks, sudoku
In a test of engineering and maritime expertise, six Panorama residents will paddle across the Aquatic and Fitness Center pool Saturday in kayaks constructed of cardboard, duct tape and plastic.
Panorama contest includes kayaks, sudoku
In a test of engineering and maritime expertise, six Panorama residents will paddle across the Aquatic and Fitness Center pool Saturday in kayaks constructed of cardboard, duct tape and plastic.
02-07-2008
Home > Topics > Lifestyle Canada.com
Packing tape wasn't keeping the oven door shut anymore, so I switched to duct tape. The stove was a brand called Fawcett. We called her Farrah.
Home > Topics > Lifestyle Canada.com
Packing tape wasn't keeping the oven door shut anymore, so I switched to duct tape. The stove was a brand called Fawcett. We called her Farrah.
02-07-2008
Restaurant inspection grades, Week of Feb. 6
China Express E. Marion St. Smoke free 93.5 1 some opened dry products 2.5 clean tea urn spout parts; clean door to ice bin 2 several food containers in bad repair; two small metal pots with duct tape handles need to be discarded 1 clean all non-food contact surfaces
Restaurant inspection grades, Week of Feb. 6
China Express E. Marion St. Smoke free 93.5 1 some opened dry products 2.5 clean tea urn spout parts; clean door to ice bin 2 several food containers in bad repair; two small metal pots with duct tape handles need to be discarded 1 clean all non-food contact surfaces
02-07-2008
Woman bound in duct tape, robbed
Three robbers barged into a South Salt Lake apartment Tuesday and bound a resident in duct tape before ransacking her home and stealing her car, police said.
Woman bound in duct tape, robbed
Three robbers barged into a South Salt Lake apartment Tuesday and bound a resident in duct tape before ransacking her home and stealing her car, police said.
02-06-2008
National anthem in spotlight at tonights game
He wonders how an ongoing protest over the singing of the national anthem will shake out. Will his students, those who feel theyre not allowed to sing the anthem the way they want to, show up with duct tape on their mouths?
National anthem in spotlight at tonights game
He wonders how an ongoing protest over the singing of the national anthem will shake out. Will his students, those who feel theyre not allowed to sing the anthem the way they want to, show up with duct tape on their mouths?
02-06-2008
Is it duck tape or duct tape? Comedy duo has the answer
It all began at a family gathering on Christmas Eve 1993 when the power went out.
Jim Berg commented that if he knew where the outage was, he probably could fix it with duct tape. That got his family, including brother-in-law Tim Nyberg, talking about the versatility of duct tape and its many uses.
Is it duck tape or duct tape? Comedy duo has the answer
It all began at a family gathering on Christmas Eve 1993 when the power went out.
Jim Berg commented that if he knew where the outage was, he probably could fix it with duct tape. That got his family, including brother-in-law Tim Nyberg, talking about the versatility of duct tape and its many uses.
02-06-2008
Man dies after setting himself, wife ablaze
MONROE -- A 33-year-old Brownstown Township man is dead and his 31-year-old estranged wife was critically burned after he abducted her, bound her with duct tape, doused their sport utility vehicle with gasoline and set them both on fire Tuesday morning, Monroe County Sheriff's officials said.
Man dies after setting himself, wife ablaze
MONROE -- A 33-year-old Brownstown Township man is dead and his 31-year-old estranged wife was critically burned after he abducted her, bound her with duct tape, doused their sport utility vehicle with gasoline and set them both on fire Tuesday morning, Monroe County Sheriff's officials said.
02-06-2008
Hole in plane fixed with duct tape
"Look mommy. There's a big hole in the wing and that man is trying to fix it with silver duct tape."
Hole in plane fixed with duct tape
"Look mommy. There's a big hole in the wing and that man is trying to fix it with silver duct tape."
02-06-2008
Citizens tell Leonard to stick with effort limiting duct tape
By Monday afternoon, 68 people had sent Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard their thoughts on a proposed law that would make it "unlawful to paint, tape or otherwise mark public property or place objects in the right of way for the purpose of reserving space for a parade event."
Citizens tell Leonard to stick with effort limiting duct tape
By Monday afternoon, 68 people had sent Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard their thoughts on a proposed law that would make it "unlawful to paint, tape or otherwise mark public property or place objects in the right of way for the purpose of reserving space for a parade event."
02-02-2008
Five accused in home invasion plead not guilty
SPRINGFIELD — Two men accused of taking part in a home invasion in which a family dog was tied with duct tape were in court Thursday.
Five accused in home invasion plead not guilty
SPRINGFIELD — Two men accused of taking part in a home invasion in which a family dog was tied with duct tape were in court Thursday.
02-02-2008
Police Make Big Developments in Galveston Baby Case
Police made several big developments in the case of a 3-month-old child killed and tossed out of a car in Galveston County. FOX 26 Reporter Sally MacDonald has the details. Help Police Find Travis Mullis, who drives a 2002 silver Hyundai Accent with the license-plate No. 067 RJP. The car also has duct tape on the rear passenger door handle
Police Make Big Developments in Galveston Baby Case
Police made several big developments in the case of a 3-month-old child killed and tossed out of a car in Galveston County. FOX 26 Reporter Sally MacDonald has the details. Help Police Find Travis Mullis, who drives a 2002 silver Hyundai Accent with the license-plate No. 067 RJP. The car also has duct tape on the rear passenger door handle
02-01-2008
super-strong adhesive material created
U.S. scientists studying the gecko's ability to climb walls have created an adhesive that mimics the easy attachment and easy release of the reptile's feet.University of California-Berkeley researchers said their new material -- crafted from millions of tiny, hard, plastic fibers -- could prove useful for a range of products, from climbing equipment to medical devices.Unlike duct tape or glue, ...
super-strong adhesive material created
U.S. scientists studying the gecko's ability to climb walls have created an adhesive that mimics the easy attachment and easy release of the reptile's feet.University of California-Berkeley researchers said their new material -- crafted from millions of tiny, hard, plastic fibers -- could prove useful for a range of products, from climbing equipment to medical devices.Unlike duct tape or glue, ...
02-01-2008
Man issoughtin homeinvasion
Madison County sheriff's investigators are looking for a man they believe is connected to a Hazel Green home invasion where the homeowners were tied up with duct tape and held at gunpoint.
Man issoughtin homeinvasion
Madison County sheriff's investigators are looking for a man they believe is connected to a Hazel Green home invasion where the homeowners were tied up with duct tape and held at gunpoint.
02-01-2008
Pay up for spray-painting parade sidewalks
Spray paint has replaced duct tape as the marker of choice for Edison Grand Parade of Light fans.
Pay up for spray-painting parade sidewalks
Spray paint has replaced duct tape as the marker of choice for Edison Grand Parade of Light fans.
02-01-2008
In the Big East, hosts unfriendly
The building looks dilapidated now, a gym looking like the mind of a counter-culture colorist gone berserk. Each section has a different, faded color like yellow, lavender and green. Duct tape holds together some Joyce Center seats, which range from folding chairs at the base to movie theater type seating to bleachers at the top.
In the Big East, hosts unfriendly
The building looks dilapidated now, a gym looking like the mind of a counter-culture colorist gone berserk. Each section has a different, faded color like yellow, lavender and green. Duct tape holds together some Joyce Center seats, which range from folding chairs at the base to movie theater type seating to bleachers at the top.
