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11-10-2008, 02:49 PM
The researchers, from the University of California at Los Angeles, said they were very surprised at the discovery. They were investigating a report that Soviet scientists found that peeling sticky tape releases pulses of X-rays.
After unwinding a standard roll of Scotch tape in a vacuum, using a motorized peeling machine at a rate of three centimeters per second, the UCLA scientists also observed X-rays. They measured that the X-rays were powerful enough to take images of bones in fingers and hands. With these results, the researchers predict that X-rays emitted by tape could have some useful applications, since it's quick, cheap, and potentially safer than conventional X-ray machines. (http://inventorspot.com/articles/scientists_discover_scotch_tape_produces_xrays_188 96)
After unwinding a standard roll of Scotch tape in a vacuum, using a motorized peeling machine at a rate of three centimeters per second, the UCLA scientists also observed X-rays. They measured that the X-rays were powerful enough to take images of bones in fingers and hands. With these results, the researchers predict that X-rays emitted by tape could have some useful applications, since it's quick, cheap, and potentially safer than conventional X-ray machines. (http://inventorspot.com/articles/scientists_discover_scotch_tape_produces_xrays_188 96)