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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20110198544 | EMI Voltage Switchable Dielectric Materials Having Nanophase Materials Various embodiments of the invention disclosed herein provide for adjusting the electrical response of a voltage switchable dielectric material by incorporating one or more nanophase materials. Various aspects provide for a VSDM having improved electrical and/or physica... | 08/18/2011 |
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