3M Introduces the Newest Window Film Addition to the Prestige Series: Prestige Series Ultra

First Clear, Non-Metallic Window Film that Helps Protect Homes and Buildings from Hurricanes and Intruders while Blocking Heat, UV Rays and Preserving Views

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3M, a world leader in window film technology, announces the latest addition to the Prestige Series – an ultra Safety & Security version. These new films are the first clear, metal-free window films that help hold the glass together to maintain the integrity of windows and help protect against would-be intruders and flying glass during severe weather, while measurably reducing the heat and UV rays that enter homes and commercial buildings. Because the films are clear, they do not change the appearance of the home or building, thus preserving the views from the inside and outside.

These films use patented multilayer technology to

3M Expands Line of Its Window Film Fasara

Films Suited for Decorative, Interior and Privacy Applications

3M Fasara decorative window films from Solar Tech ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3M, a world leader in window film technology, announces the expansion of its innovative Fasara Interior Design window films to include several new designs. These new patterns are composed of various renditions of decorative stripes and dots that give designers distinctive and versatile options for interior glass panels such as hand rails on stairways, glass walls, office spaces and partitions.

Fasara Interior Design Films, made of thin,

3M Innovates once again by applying the nanotechnology used in our 3M Prestige window film to the bank card industry.

For years banks have strived to up the image of using their "plastic" through the use of precious metal names and colors, visible microchips and even flexible translucent cards. But what about a clear card? A clear card would present a major problem at the ATM. The LED lights used by ATM machines to sense the prescence of a card do not work with clear plastic. The light passes right through.

Enter 3M Innovation. By applying the infrared reflecting nanotechnology of 3M's transparent Vikuiti film, a perfectly clear card will reflect the necessary LED infrared light and enable the presence of the card to be read by ATM machines. This is the same infrared technology found in our transparent Prestige window film , a very high performance, non-metalic and non-reflecting window film available for your home today. Clearly Superior.

Read about the new ATM card in the Memphis Business Journal.

Skin Cancer Foundation Recommends 3M Window Film

The facts can be frightening: 1.3 million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer each year; one in five Americans and one in three Caucasians will develop skin cancer in their lifetime; more than 90 percent of skin cancers are caused by sun exposure, yet fewer than 33 percent of adults, adolescents, and children routinely use sun protection. The Skin
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3M Chemist Receives Award

3M Chemist Receives Award for Developing Reflective Films Inspired by Nature

3M scientist Andrew J. Ouderkirk was presented an Industrial Innovation Award from the American Chemical Society for inventing reflective films used in everything from computer displays to architectural lighting. Inspired by the vibrant, changing colors of butterfly wings, Ouderkirk led a team that used plastic materials to mimic the reflective surfaces found in nature. The resulting technology is a major advance in optics that challenges perceived limitations of Brewster's Law, a 200-year-old scientific principle that describes restrictions on the reflection of light. Using some of the polymer industry's first computer-driven design, Ouderkirk and his team invented 3M™ Multilayer Optical Film technology platform and related products, which use polymer chemistry to manage light. The films are made up of hundreds of layers of two alternating polymers, each with its own ability to refract light. The films, which are flexible and as thin as a sheet of paper, reflect or transmit wavelengths in the ultraviolet, visible or near-infrared portions of the spectrum. They're currently used in applications as diverse as PDA displays, mirrors for electronic applications, telecommunications filters, automotive glass, LCD projection televisions, medical imaging and 3M Prestige Window Films .

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