Despite the name, Scotch tape wasn’t invented by the Scottish. It was invented by a college dropout named Richard Drew from Minnesota who worked for a small sandpaper company founded in 1902 called ...

Part of a 1949 ad for Scotch tape, which was billed as a "thrifty" way to make repairs around the home. Jussi/Flickr CC Depending on who you ask, Scotch tape was first marketed on this day either in ...

The researchers used Scotch tape to create a tiny grasping claw that collects droplets of water, an innovation could be used to collect water samples for environmental testing. The material, seen here ...

(CBS News) And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: September 8th, 1930, 83 years ago today . . . the day the 3M Company shipped out its first roll of cellophane tape. A research team led by ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ScotchBlue™ PROSharp™ Painter's Tape with Edge-Lock+™ Technology is redefining precision lines within its portfolio of painter tapes. Backed by 100 years ...