… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. When 3M began in 1902, they made sandpaper. Soon the sandpaper company invented a ...

Despite the name, Scotch tape wasn’t invented by the Scottish. It was invented by a college dropout named Richard Drew from Minnesota who worked for a small sandpaper company founded in 1902 called ...

3M has introduced a new adhesive tape that can stick to the skin for up to 28 days for use with medical monitors, sensors and wearables — a significant improvement over the industry's standard wear ...

3M has developed a new medical product with major staying power. The newest addition to the company’s line of adhesives is designed to stay in place for up to 28 days, 3M announced this week, doubling ...

No doubt many of you have spent a happy Christmas tearing away layers of wrapping paper to expose some new gadget. But did you stop to spare a thought for the “sticky-back plastic” holding your ...