A 3M employee, Richard Drew, invented masking tape in 1925. He saw that when autoworkers would mask and paint car bodies, they often lifted specks of paint when they pulled off the tape.

Ever seen a display like the one on the left? That's long been a pesky phenomenon -- known as "head-lighting" -- with many LED edge-lit LCD panels, and 3M's new Uniformity Tape wants to make sure ...

Scotch ® Tape Timeline. 1921: Sandpaper manufacturer 3M hires Richard Drew as lab assistant. 1925: Drew invents Scotch ® Masking Tape, the predecessor to transparent tape. This marks 3M's entry into ...