3M announced the name of its newly unveiled research and development laboratory. As the 3M Carlton Science Center sets its sights on new ways to innovate and solve challenges around the world, it also recognizes a company scientist who pioneered 3M’s ability to collaborate to develop solutions for customers.   Richard P. Carlton, known as 3M’s “architect of innovation,” sponsored 3M’s first Central Research Laboratory in 1937 to explore long-range scientific problems beyond the scope of any on...