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Of the duo that created 3M's now-ubiquitous Post-it Notes, Spencer Silver was, quite literally, the glue. Silver, a chemist from Texas, created the adhesive that gives Post-it Notes their stickiness.
Did you know that Post-it Notes come in a color other than canary yellow? Well, I guess I'm just a traditionalist. I've only used yellow Post-it Notes for as long as I can remember. The other day I ...
Everyone recognizes a Post-it Note, that piece of yellow paper about 3 sq. in., with a light adhesive along one of the edges. Yet Post-it is launching a new advertising campaign—described in this New ...
Spencer Silver, a research chemist at 3M who inadvertently created the not-too-sticky adhesive that allows Post-it Notes to be removed from surfaces as easily as they adhere to them, died Saturday at ...
He created the adhesive that lets the small, square notes stick to surfaces. They became one of the most ubiquitous office products ever conceived. By Richard Sandomir Spencer Silver, a research ...
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