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  • In 2003, a University of Manchester researcher created a material similarly covered with hairs (made from a synthetic substance called kapton).

    Ten sci-fi gadgets that may soon be real: Part 1 ewillett 2009

  • Tried extruding onto ply-wood, then nylon chopping block: no joy - seemingly kapton-tape on ply is reasonable.

    Planet openSUSE 2010

  • "Such a procedure has been carried out in the past, but there are concerns about the baggie kapton plastic being thicker where the tape is applied and if that would damage tiles as the baggie rips away," noted one engineer explaining the process.

    NASASpaceFlight.com 2009

  • PCB tapes are now available in kapton, silicone & acrylic adhesives, finger planting & wave solder uses.

    ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom - Today's New Product News 2009

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