3M News Stories

60 years ago, an advancement in technology changed the way we make things forever.

3M’s partnership with Red Dust supports healthy lifestyles of Aboriginal youth in remote Northern Territory communities.

It’s always a good idea to consider nature’s solutions when tackling tall problems – especially when developing a compression system.

The mentor-mentee relationship of 3M’s Barbara Niven and Kasey Douglas exemplifies the power of mentoring in kickstarting and shaping a young woman’s career, and indeed, her life.

A revolutionary product, developed by the famously absent-minded inventor, turns 101 this year.

3M has a long-standing commitment to sustainability, and it is a core value of our company.

Tasked with creating a bandage for a beluga whale, 3M scientist Cheryl Moore unknowingly found a solution whose impact still reverberates in 3M products today.

3M plans to create five million unique STEM and skilled trades learning experiences for underrepresented individuals by the end of 2025.

In June of 1925, Richard Drew, 3M’s banjo playing inventor, solved a sticky problem that would completely revolutionise the adhesive market.

When Al Boese began exploring the fuzzy front-end of science, he not only created a new product, but a new market altogether.

As part of our overall commitment to creating greater equity in our communities, business practices and workplaces, 3M supports the Curious Minds program.

For the fourth year, 3M is sharing insights from this original research project. This index seeks to measure and explain how we, as a people and society, think and feel about science in our world.

View the Australian results

This year, our Platinum sponsorship has evolved, providing more support to volunteers, and extending our support to the Emergency Response Fleet.

Entries are now being accepted for the Eureka Prizes, including those for the 3M Emerging Leader in Science.

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3M has joined forces with United Way Worldwide to support relief projects across Australia that are helping the most vulnerable people in society impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

What do you get when you combine the science of sticky with a bookmark? An invention that nobody knew they needed – until they did. 

The art of ideation and colour come together with newly released Post-it Note collections in partnership with Pantone Colour Institute. 

Thanks to the spectacular fireflies that inspired 3M scientists’ bright idea, healthcare and food experts can focus on what is most important: helping others remain safe and healthy.