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Lm40 brighter ideas
Today’s “brighter, lighter” electronic displays were hard to imagine even
a decade ago. Look closely and you’ll see that 3M’s light management
technology figures largely in these displays. Watching TV or surfing
the Web? If those Olympic ski jumpers looked ready to land in your
lap, or that home page on your notebook computer seemed vividly
aglow, it’s almost certain that Vikuiti™Display Enhancement Films
played a part. These industry-leading films – composed of hundreds
of individual layers – are used in nearly every type of electronic device
with a liquid crystal display. Think LCD TVs, notebook computers, cell
phones, PDAs, MP3 players and portable gaming devices. Combining
multilayer film, optical coating, nanotechnology and other 3M tech-
nologies, our films help to produce the color and clarity of light seen
before only in nature.
Time to renew your driver’s license? You can smile and be a lot less
concerned about the security of the license. 3M™Confirm™Laminate
with Floating Image makes it virtually impossible to duplicate or tamper
with driver’s licenses, passports and other identification cards. The
states of New York and Minnesota recently adopted Confirm laminate
for use in their driver’s licenses, and Australia is using it in that
country’s passports.
Driver’s licenses, passports, badges and
other identity documents are more secure,
thanks to 3M™Confirm™Laminate
with Floating Image. Constructed using
proprietary laminate, optical and adhesive
technologies, the product offers a high
level of security against counterfeiting,
alteration, duplication and simulation.
Whether at work or on the go, people are
easier to see at night with 3M™Scotchlite™
Reflective Material. Firefighters, law
enforcement officers, road construction crews
and other workers wear Scotchlite reflective
material on the job, and designers incorporate
it into garments, footwear, backpacks and
more to help make adults and children more
visible to motorists.