A tape measure can come in handy for home improvement projects, car repair, or to track how fast your children are growing.

Steel measuring tape is an interesting material, in that it's rigid enough to hold its shape when extended, but flexible enough that it gives way under pressure. Scientists have taken advantage of ...

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This isn’t one of those retractable tape measures, mind you — just a long strip of flexible metal on a wind-up spool in a plastic case. His idea was to use the tape as the radiator for an end ...

That’s because the tape is both robust and flexible; can be stored in a small container when retracted; and can reach far ...