by Sysadmin | Jan 8, 2018 | Useful Information
When is it too late to say Happy New Year? When you first meet someone after the holiday break? After the first week? Second week? Anyway, Total Lab Supplies wishes you a Happy New Year and all the best for 2018. If you require a catalogue then please contact us on...
by Sysadmin | Aug 22, 2017 | Chemistry, Useful Information
In 1865, the first U.S. patent for a liquid soap was issued to William Sheppard of New York City (No. 49,561). The patent described his “discovery that by the addition of comparatively small quantities of common soap to a large quantity of spirits of ammonia or...
by Sysadmin | Aug 14, 2017 | Useful Information
New evidence from ancient lunar rocks suggests that an active dynamo once churned within the molten metallic core of the moon, generating a magnetic field that lasted at least 1 billion years longer than previously thought. Dynamos are natural generators of magnetic...
by Sysadmin | Aug 7, 2017 | Useful Information
Immune cells patrol the gut to ensure that harmful microbes hidden in the food we eat don’t sneak into the body. Cells that are capable of triggering inflammation are balanced by cells that promote tolerance, protecting the body without damaging sensitive...
by Sysadmin | Aug 1, 2017 | Chemistry, Useful Information
In 1774, Joseph Priestley, British Presbyterian minister and chemist, identified a gas which he called “dephlogisticated air” – later known as oxygen. Priestley found that mercury heated in air became coated with “red rust of mercury,”...
by Sysadmin | Jul 26, 2017 | Chemistry, Useful Information
A new study of satellite data finds that numerous volcanic deposits distributed across the surface of the Moon contain unusually high amounts of trapped water compared with surrounding terrains. The finding of water in these ancient deposits, which are believed to...
