(61a) The Future for 3M in Nanomaterials Science and Engineering

3M's fundamental business model can be described as technology-driven innovation.  Having 45 technology platforms, 3M ranks among industry's R&D leaders in terms of its breadth of technical capabilities.  The ability to access novel size dependent properties via nanoscale materials science and process engineering potentially impacts the majority of all our technology platforms and provides significant opportunities for differentiated product performance across many of 3M's businesses.  Recent advances in nanomaterials science and engineering at 3M providing novel optical, mechanical, electrical, and catalytic properties will be described.