by Sysadmin | Jun 8, 2018 | Chemistry, Useful Information
Milk is mostly made up of water, with smaller amounts of fat, protein, minerals, and other compounds. Fats and water don’t usually mix, but in milk the fat and water form an emulsion. It is also a suspension of a multitude of different proteins in water. In milk,...
by Sysadmin | Jun 1, 2018 | Chemistry, Useful Information
The life of a pH electrode is not infinite. A number of factors affect the life span of a pH electrode. The higher the temperature that the electrode is used at, the more extreme the pH, how often the bulb dries out and needs to be rehydrated, how roughly it is used;...
by Steve Morris | May 18, 2018 | Useful Information
In 1980, following a weeklong series of earthquakes and smaller explosions of ash and smoke, the long-dormant Mount St. Helens volcano erupted in Washington state, U.S., hurling ash 15,000 feet into the air and setting off mudslides and avalanches. An earthquake at...
by Sysadmin | May 11, 2018 | Useful Information
On this day in history, in 1947, the B.F. Goodrich Company of Akron, Ohio, announced the development of a tubeless tyre. A technological innovation that would make cars safer and more efficient. After more than three years of engineering, Goodrich’s tubeless tyre...
by Sysadmin | May 8, 2018 | Useful Information
Methods For Reuniting Separated Columns In Thermometers The largest single cause for the failure of precision thermometers in the lab is the separation of mercury columns. This can occur in transit or in the lab. The life of the thermometer can be greatly extended if...
by Sysadmin | Jan 26, 2018 | Chemistry, Useful Information
Laundry pods have featured in the news this week after cases of people eating them in what’s being referred to as the ‘Tide Pod Challenge’. In case you didn’t already realise that this is a pretty terrible idea, this graphic looks at the...
