SMRTR TechMay 17, 2026Hacker News

Move over cassette tapes, adhesive tape has memory, too

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Penn State researchers discovered that ordinary adhesive tape can store multiple adjustable, erasable "memories" by partially peeling it, creating force lines that represent stored information. This breakthrough could eventually lead to simple mechanical computing devices that work without electricity.

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