New York Magazine

These Extra-Sticky Post-Its Stay Put Even Outside

I’ve long been on the hunt for a perfect label. Everyone knows that duct tape leaves a mark, and blue painter’s tape can also be very hard to remove if left for too long. I tried using Post-it notes, ...
The New York Times

Spencer Silver, an Inventor of Post-it Notes, Is Dead at 80

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 ...
Mashable

The mighty power of the simple Post-it Note protest

New York's post-election Subway Therapy Wall of Post-it Notes. Credit: Benny J Johnson/REX/Shutterstock In the emotional days following the November 2016 election ...
Seattle Times

Spencer Silver, an inventor of Post-it Notes, is dead at 80

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 ...