Packing tape is such a versatile item ... A simple way to do this is to dip your finger in a white powder or chalk and use it as a tracing agent. The white powder will create a line, indicating ...

So this week's innovation pick is the Rip Cord. It's a cord embedded into packing tape that makes the tape easier to pull off a box, and subsequently makes boxes easier to break down. The Rip Cord ...

And the difference between good packing tape—the kind that comes off the roll easily and sticks quickly and firmly—and the other stuff fills me with regret for the countless hours I spent ...

Now there’s a new substrate for you – packing tape – and it seems to work pretty well. [David] was designing a cheap board for a robot kit for a workshop and needed 100 tiny PCBs.