A survey prompted Minnesota-based 3M to enter the film industry.
Through the company’s annual 3M State of Science Index Survey, which this year surveyed 1,000 respondents per country in 17 nations, researchers determined the public wants to see more diversity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers, said Jayshree Seth, 3M corporate scientist and chief science advocate.
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