3M has cut the ribbon on a new 90,000-square-foot expansion at the company’s facility in Valley, Nebraska, that will increase the plant’s manufacturing capacity and add new jobs to the community.

3M has recently been named a primary stakeholder in a movement to accelerate the National Roadway Safety Strategy by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

To help those navigating severe road conditions, experts from 3M’s Automotive Aftermarket Division share ten tips on what to expect if your vehicle is involved in an accident.

The 3M Thinsulate team helped Watson Gloves, supplier of quality gloves, mark its second century in business with a move toward sustainable materials and business practices.

With a new college semester in full swing, 3M is helping students with products that can make independent living easier.

Jeremy Swanson and his display materials & systems division (DMSD) team are helping consumer electronics companies make screens brighter, more efficient and more lifelike.

Just a few years ago, having the option to remotely collaborate on physical equipment and products seemed like a utopian vision. The standard for most workplaces had long-been in-person...

By updating centuries-old technology, a small team of 3M scientists has sparked a revolution in virtual-reality headsets. In the early 2010s, a handful of 3M scientists were given an open-ended...

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 3M has played a critical role in the global response to COVID-19. In addition to offering personal protective equipment and vital medical solutions to help the...

Highways are one of the most environmentally damaging and dangerous infrastructure systems in the world. Data from the National Safety Council showed that an estimated 42 thousand people in the...

Each year, 3M’s State of Science Index (SOSI) provides an overview of challenges that society is counting on science to help solve. The top priority identified by the 2021 survey, apart from the...

It is estimated that Americans spend on average 90% of their time indoors[i] and take 20,000 breaths a day[ii], yet less than half of Americans express concern about indoor air quality. According...

When it comes to keeping our electrical power grid reliable, there’s no room for error. Access to dependable electricity helps keep people safe, comfortable and productive – and that’s why it’

Scientists continue racing to develop new vaccines and boosters for evolving strains of COVID-19. 3M scientists also have joined in the fight with an adjuvant called 3M-052 – a substance used to...

Being a woman in the tech industry can pose unique challenges: being the only woman in the room, finding “balance” between family and working life and combating unconscious biases against...

On Earth Day, 3M is committing to reduce our use of new plastic made from petroleum. By 2025, we aim to achieve a new sustainability goal: reduce dependence on virgin fossil-based plastic by 125...

Spring cleaning has taken on a new meaning since COVID-19, even as vaccines steadily roll out around the world. We’ve bought cleaning sprays in bulk, ready to protect our homes from germs and...

World Health Day is observed during the global celebration of Earth Month, and at 3M, improving the health of our planet and its people go hand in hand. Through continued innovation and the...

Since early in the pandemic, pharmaceutical companies around the world have been racing to develop therapeutics to combat COVID-19. These companies recognized an urgent need to rapidly scale up on...

If you watched the 59th U.S. Presidential Inauguration Jan. 20, you might have noticed one common accessory on multiple attendees: 3M’s N95 respirators. Specifically, the Aura Particle...

Since the onset of the pandemic, home improvement has experienced renewed interest and enthusiasm from consumers. From beginners to experienced do-it-yourselfers, finding innovative solutions that...

While the ways we collaborate at work and teach in schools have changed over time, whiteboards have remained remarkably the same. This observation kicked-off research by the Post-it® Brand to...

Sweet kicks! Nike and 3M have teamed up for a highly anticipated, design-led collaboration that features best-in-class 3M innovation applied to iconic sneaker franchises like Force, Air Max and...

If consumers feel like they’ve spent much of 2020 scrubbing, sanitizing and hunting for cleaning supplies, they’re right – so much so that a new survey* commissioned by Scotch-Brite™ Brand...

3M scientists helping the world get back outside Being a polymer scientist working on advanced materials technologies for biopharmaceutical purification solutions is as complex – and...

A partnership that started 30 years ago between a New York-based provider of services to people who are blind and a global manufacturer continues today, helping to improve lives in both organizations.

Graphic designers, art directors and creatives of all types now have access to a powerful tool – one that’s described as a “visual spellcheck for design,” embedded within a popular design...

“Nobody thought it would work, but I said, ‘what the heck, let’s give it a try anyway.’” Ken Wood, a product developer at 3M, had an idea. He knew it was a longshot, but if successful...

As COVID-19 necessitated business closures and stay-at-home orders across the U.S., Americans had to quickly find new ways to do everyday tasks. Grocery runs became grocery deliveries, take-out...

Tape is a product with a seemingly simple job, to hold two things together. But what if its purpose expanded beyond that? What if we thought of its purpose as bonding the things that are essential...

With patients in long-term care facilities making up more than 40% of overall COVID-19 deaths in the nation, many providers have had to quickly respond to an unprecedented pandemic. When Trilogy...

When three 3M scientists started work on a small biopharmaceutical filtration project in the 1990s, they had no idea their effort would become a part of today’s fight against COVID-19. That...

As people look for cleaning solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re proud to be able to provide Merry Maids, a ServiceMaster company, with the training and products needed to provide...

3M and HP Inc. today announced a new collaboration to share free-of-charge large-format graphics for commercial signage applications that are crucial to communicate social distancing and health...

Healthcare workers at the front lines of the COVID-19 response are using N95 respirators to help protect them from the disease. But N95 respirators are not the only respirators that can be used in...

Today 3M and the Trump Administration are announcing a plan to import 166.5 million respirators over the next three months to support healthcare workers in the United States. 3M and the...

At 3M, we are fully committed to fight the spread of COVID-19 by supporting healthcare workers in the United States and worldwide. “This pandemic is affecting us all, and we are doing all we can...

The award-winning smog-reducing technology that can help improve air quality in residential neighborhoods is now available for the commercial market. SOPREMA, the global provider of...

How does someone package and ship something without any boxes, filler or tape? It seems impossible, but thanks to a team of 3Mers, that crazy idea has become a reality. It’s called the Scotch™...

Tired of being labeled a resident of “flyover country,” Minnesota entrepreneur Eric Dayton launched retail store Askov Finlayson several years ago to celebrate the region and our cold winters....

When outerwear design changed in the late 1970s – from big puffy jackets to coats with thinner silhouettes – 3M™ Thinsulate™ Insulation was there to help keep the warmth in and the bulk...

The way we shop has changed – think online with fast delivery – but the way online sellers ship, using cardboard boxes (invented in 1856), hasn’t. A team at 3M is about to change that....

You probably don't think of tapes being stretchable, but most packaging tapes can stretch about 130 percent more than their original length before breaking — fairly standard for a single-coated...

As a science-based company, 3M is no stranger to laboratories. But today we officially opened the doors to a lab that’s different from all our others. The state-of-the-art CBG Data Science and...

Roofing shingles that help reduce smog have a new champion: professional contractor and TV host Mike Holmes. Holmes is including shingles with 3M’s Smog-reducing Granules in his new Healthy...

There’s a slick new vehicle turning heads at 3M’s global headquarters in St. Paul, Minn. An eye-catching Lamborghini, decked out in 1080-GC451 Gloss Silver Chrome, greets visitors entering the...

TIME Magazine chose 3M Smog-reducing granules for its list of Best Inventions of 2018 in the Sustainability & Social Good category. The Smog-reducing granules harness the power of the sun to turn...