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Sometimes, failure sticks better than success. In 1968, a scientist at 3M tried to invent one of the strongest adhesives ever made. Instead, he created one of the weakest. That so-called mistake would ...

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Things can get a little sticky on a cargo ship navigating the high seas. The State Ports Authority and The 3M Co. are trying to find out just how sticky. The maritime agency has partnered with the ...

Of the duo that created 3M's now-ubiquitous Post-it Notes, Spencer Silver was, quite literally, the glue.Silver, a chemist from Texas, created the adhesive that gives Post-it Notes their stickiness.

Of the duo that created 3M’s now-ubiquitous Post-it Notes, Spencer Silver was, quite literally, the glue. Silver, a chemist from Texas, created the adhesive that gives Post-it Notes their stickiness.

Of the duo that created 3M's now-ubiquitous Post-it Notes, Spencer Silver was, quite literally, the glue. Silver, a chemist from Texas, created the adhesive that gives Post-it Notes their stickiness.

Of the duo that created 3M's now-ubiquitous Post-it Notes, Spencer Silver was, quite literally, the glue. Silver, a chemist from Texas, created the adhesive that gives Post-it Notes their stickiness.

Post-It Notes are small pieces of paper with a strip of adhesive along the top edge of its back side. Unlike other kinds of tape, the adhesive on Post-It Notes allows the paper to be stuck to surfaces ...