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Mar 2 | News
3M Scotch-Weld Instant Adhesive was recently responsible for a Guinness World Records-setting feat, lifting a 8.1 metric ton forklift in the air for one hour. The successful demonstration set a new world record for the heaviest weight lifted with glue.
9/8/2011 | News
3M and IBM announced that the two companies plan to jointly
develop the first adhesives that can be used to package semiconductors
into
densely stacked silicon "towers." The companies are aiming to create a
new
class of materials, which will make it possible to build, for the first
time,
commercial microprocessors composed of layers of up to 100 separate
chips.
8/15/2011 | RD 100 Awards
The 3M Twin Axial Cable, SL8800
is designed to meet data rate requirements of more than 10 Gbps while making
sharp turns and folds—with little or no impact on electrical performance and
overall signal integrity.
7/20/2011 | News
Fourteen companies have agreed to join with
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to establish the Oak Ridge Carbon
Fiber
Composites Consortium, which will work to accelerate the development,
demonstration and commercial application of new low-cost carbon fiber
and
composites materials in many different industry sectors.
5/25/2011 | News
Radius
Health, Inc. (Radius) and 3M Drug Delivery Systems (3M) announced an
agreement
to collaborate on the development of a transdermal delivery option of
BA058,
Radius’ novel, proprietary PTHrP (parathyroid hormone-related protein)
analog,
for the treatment of osteoporosis.
3/24/2011 | News
As part of the SunShot Initiative, the Dept. of Energy has provided financial assistance to solar film manufacturer 3M, which will use the money over a three-year span to develop its Ultra Barrier Solar Film. The flexible film is a promising substitute for glass in the production of thin-film solar cells.
8/31/2010 | News
On
Monday, 3M Co. announced its plan to pay $943 million for Cogent Inc., a
maker of finger and palm print readers and face and eye recognition
devices. Today, Israeli company Attenti Holdings is being acquired for
$230 million. Attenti uses GPS and RF technology to track people on
probation or patients in senior care centers.
8/11/2010 | RD 100 Awards
Shaped grain technology from 3M Company changes the way abrasive grains cut materials surfaces. The 3M Cubitron II Fibre Disc 982C and 3M Cubitron II Metalworking Belt 984F products are designed to be self-sharpening.
4/8/2010 | New To Market
Design engineers in the electronics industry who are seeking ways to improve
power integrity and reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) while meeting
halogen-free requirements now have a new solution to meet their needs. The 3M
Electronic Solutions Division now offers halogen-free versions of its Embedded
Capacitance Material (ECM).
4/8/2010 | New To Market
Printed circuit board (PCB) and integrated circuit (IC) package design
engineers can now download a simulated model of Embedded Capacitance Materials
(ECM) from 3M for use in HFSS and SIwave engineering simulation software.
