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Arjun Sridhar works within 3M’s Electronics Materials Solution Division to bring technical products to companies around the world. He collaborates with his team to solve his customers’ toughest challenges.

What can you build with duct tape, air filters, and a box fan? This might sound like a dad joke, but according to new insights from 3M, the answer is less of a punchline and more a breath of fresh air.

3M glass bubbles are being used for the first time as insulation for the largest known hydrogen storage tank in the world. The liquid hydrogen stored in the tank will fuel NASA’s rocket launches.

3M has launched 3M Futures: a new online platform that explores how the top five global trends in science, technology and design are impacting society and shaping the future.

3M and Discovery Education have opened registration for the 2022 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Students are invited to compete for $25,000 and the opportunity to mentor with a 3M scientist.

Throughout her career, Michelle Woodard has seen 3M’s promise of progress. Now, as 3M’s first Black chair-elect for the Women’s Leadership Forum, Michelle will advance that promise and help others progress at 3M.

In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 3M reiterated its commitment to equity and how it’s working to improve access to STEM education for girls.

Over the past year and a half, multiple 3M departments have been hard at work freshening up the overall aesthetic of 3M’s corporate headquarters.

3M’s Transportation Safety Division is expanding its partnership with Ferrovial, a leading developer of transportation infrastructure, to create AIVIA Smart Roads.

3M’s Not the Science Type, a documentary about the need for greater diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM, will be featured at Brand Storytelling, a sanctioned event of the Sundance Film Festival.

3M is planning to invest $470 million and add around 600 new jobs by 2025 to its plant in Clinton, Tennessee.

3M and the Honnold Foundation join forces to fund a large-scale solar installation in West Virginia. The solar array will help power Coalfield Development’s community facility.

In response to the recent tornado outbreak in the South and Midwest, 3M is providing emergency cash assistance and needed supplies to their disaster relief partners.

As a founding member of the Global Alliance for Sustainable Energy, 3M advanced the coalition’s mission by sharing insight and discussing common barriers in the renewable industry at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).

3M shows its support for The Hispanic Promise by raising the Hispanic Star flag at its headquarters in Maplewood.

3M and education non-profit Play Africa adapt 3M’s Science at Home series to make STEM education more accessible for the children of South Africa.

To advance its equity initiatives, 3M formed the Community Coalition - a project that will unite diverse leaders around the Twin Cities to advise 3M on how to equitably disperse a $50 million investment to address equity gaps in the community.

Scott Morris, 3M Global Diversity and Inclusion Strategist, explains his method of driving equitable change within the company and reflects on how 3M’s partnerships with North Carolina Agriculture & Technical State University (N.C. A&T) and UNCF (United Negro College Fund) are advancing the company’s equity initiatives.

3M Commercial Solutions Division partnered with the streaming series Small Business Revolution to provide design expertise and innovative products for business renovations.

Anila Prabhu, vice president of sustainability for 3M Health Care, explains how her business group is collaborating with community organizations, health care systems and thought leaders to implement their equity commitments.

The survey results and increased number of traffic collisions in many countries reaffirm 3M’s commitment to continue improving access to safe transportation and developing global safety solutions.

3M’s innovative digital printing solutions offer a simplified, customizable, and cost-effective solution to tackle the complexities of improving transportation infrastructure and mobility worldwide.

3M has set new equity-related commitments within each of their four business groups. The commitments will leverage the power of each groups’ people, products, philanthropy and partnerships.

By the end of 2025, 3M plans to create 5 million STEM and skilled trade learning experiences for underrepresented individuals. 3Mers Dr. Cristina Thomas and Jackie Berry are excited to be a part of the initiative.

The future of work isn’t necessarily a full-time return to the office. 3M’s new approach lets employees create a schedule that helps them work when and where they can most effectively.

The role individuals play within a company can enact change. But when you share that role with an entire network of people, the work of advancing social justice and racial equity starts to make...

Retired 3M chemist, Charlie Leir, became one of the company’s most decorated inventors despite going fully blind at the age of 47.

When Charlene Vance, a customer operations leader for the Transportation and Electronics Business Group, started working in corporate America 20 years ago, she had a strict personal rule to not...

In June of 2020, many buildings in the Twin Cities were damaged during civil unrest that left underserved communities even more vulnerable. Among those...

3Mers and community partners reflect on how they are leading 3M’s equity-focused initiatives and driving change in the company and their community.

3M’s Scotch-Brite™ Brand and Phylagen have brought science-based data to home cleaning with the introduction of Scotch-Brite™ Clean Scan, the world’s first consumer home cleaning efficacy...

3M is pleased to be recognized with the Market Trailblazer Awardfrom RE100, a global initiative bringing together the world’s most influential businesses committed to 100% renewable power. The...

“What’s Next at 3M” to share the stories behind some of our latest innovations and collaborations aimed at improving lives around the world.

3M is committed to proactively managing PFAS with a commitment to environmental stewardship. Put simply: We are taking action to ensure responsible use of PFAS. 3M is not waiting.

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, health care systems faced an urgent need for life-saving personal protective equipment (PPE) for their health care workers. The explosive increase in demand for...

Roger and a team of 3M respiratory experts were called upon to help in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

As folks gather around the grill this Labor Day to spend some welcome relaxation time with family and friends, food becomes the centerpiece of a shared experience. How do you make sure you’re...

Over the past 20 months – and with the help of many new hires and a plant expansion – 3M Aberdeen just produced its 1 billionth respirator during the pandemic.

Millions of vehicles are produced every year, and all too often, vehicles have correctable paint finish imperfections that were manually repaired. The automotive industry has long been in pursuit...

As our cities grow, urban centers have struggled to keep vulnerable road users, including drivers, bicyclists, scooterists and pedestrians, safe. In the past three years, there has been a more...

Taking collective action will build on 3M’s work to improve the environment, reduce water use, and improve water quality. 3M announced we are joining the Water Resilience Coalition (WRC) today...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to traveling and indoor gatherings, many people turned to the outdoors to spend quality time. Even as restrictions have lifted, people are increasingly...

With the backdrop of a pandemic, severe wildfires and mainstream media coverage of air pollution, consumers have a heightened awareness of indoor air quality. Lifestyle changes such as a new baby,...

The creators of the first, room-filling computer, 1,800 square feet to be exact, surely never predicted how far—and small—technology would come. Computing and memory infrastructure that used...

3M’s relationship with Clean Harbors to encompass end-to-end management of waste handling and disposal from sites across the U.S. 3M and Clean Harbors, a leading provider of services for waste...

COVID-19 brought heightened awareness to the need for healthy indoor spaces. According to a survey by the American Cleaning Institute, 85% of respondents say they are likely to maintain the same...

“This might be one of the largest displays of science ever to take place on a golf course,” said Denise Rutherford, 3M’s senior vice president and chief corporate affairs officer.

The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly shifted people’s social and professional lives online. Between working from home, turning to telemedicine for doctor’s appointments and using online streaming...

“I don’t look like your typical scientist. That really used to discourage me… [But] if I can do it, anybody can do it.” This line in 3M’s docuseries, Not The Science Type, gets to the...

Megatrend Spotlight: Earlier this year, 3M shared the megatrends we see shaping the next 5-10 years of life on this planet. To understand the source of these trends, and their impact around the...