In 1968, a researcher at 3M failed to create a super strong adhesive for use in the aerospace industry. While failed adhesive was incredibly weak, the researcher recognized two interesting features when applied to a surface. First, after stuck to a surface, it could...
In 1856, Henry Perkin, a talented 18-year old student in London’s Royal College of Chemistry, failed in his attempt to synthesize quinine from coal tar for the treatment of malaria. During his failure, he found that the extracted aniline could be partly transformed...
