by Total Lab Supplies | Mar 21, 2017 | Useful Information
New research from the University of Warwick generates fresh insight into how a raindrop or spilt coffee splashes. Dr James Sprittles from the Mathematics Institute has created a new theory to explain exactly what happens – in the tiny space between a drop of...
by Total Lab Supplies | Mar 14, 2017 | Useful Information
It may soon be possible to detect the universe’s first stars by looking for the blue colour they emit on explosion. The universe was dark and filled with hydrogen and helium for 100 million years following the Big Bang. Then, the first stars appeared, and...
by Total Lab Supplies | Feb 27, 2017 | Useful Information
A BIT of a mix up might have dinted the magical chemistry of the Oscars this year, but it didn’t damage the sheen on those golden statuettes! So, what exactly IS the chemistry behind the world’s most famous prize? Check out the graphic below to learn exactly WHAT...
by Total Lab Supplies | Feb 20, 2017 | Useful Information
In 1996, a bright “new” star was discovered in Sagittarius by Japanese amateur astronomer Yukio Sakurai. It was found not to be a usual nova, but instead was a star going through a dramatic evolutionary state, re-igniting its nuclear furnace for one final blast of...
by Total Lab Supplies | Feb 13, 2017 | Useful Information
Many scientists believe the Earth was dry when it first formed, and that the building blocks for life on our planet – carbon, nitrogen and water – appeared only later as a result of collisions with other objects in our solar system that had those elements....
by Total Lab Supplies | Feb 7, 2017 | Useful Information
We’ve all scoffed it in the cinema, but have you thought about the chemistry behind it? Take a look at the graphic below to find out more about the compounds that give popcorn its flavour and aroma, as well as what makes it pop! Source: Compound Interest So that’s...
