Very recently, we had a customer in the store who was looking for a high power hand magnifier. Not a problem, as we carry a few models that can get almost as high as hand magnifiers can take a person. But when asked what level of magnification they were looking for, they replied: “30X or […]
Spectrum has just added Eco-Spheres to its list of products. Ecospheres are totally enclosed ecosystem in a small glass bulb or pod.
The Ecospheres contain water (naturally), algae, animal life (shrimp), gravel and lots of microorganisms needed for life. The visible plants are gorgonia, a simple, stick-like plant that is actually not alive and not […]
As part of our campaign to add more affordable lab equipment, we have added four new great products: Two research autoclaves, and two temperature controlled shakers!
Our autoclaves are the Bioclave Mini-Autoclave, which has an 8 Liter chamber, is fully automatic, and has a small labtop footprint. Its also a cute little model:
The Bioclave’s mini […]
After some delays, and a launch conflict with STS 127, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter/Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite combo spacecraft will be launching today at 5:12 PM, EST.
The LRO/LCROSS is a combo spacecraft: the LRO is set to orbit the Moon at a height of 50km (31 miles). While it orbits it will Map […]
It seems that 14 year olds are in the news this week, and mostly for good reasons. One 14 year old boy in Germany was in the news claiming he was hit with a meteorite, which if true would make him the first person to be struck by a meteor since the late 50’s. Unfortunately, […]
Well, it seems that scientists have gone and discovered Element-112. Like most elements in this part of the periodic table it is super-heavy, completely artificial, and has a lifespan on the order of milliseconds.
Of course, it also means that our periodic table posters are obsolete.
OK, that’s not true, most periodic table posters haven’t […]
Everyone loves Chemistry Sets but they almost always have one big problem: The recommended age is at least 10 years and older. What are the children and parents of children still in the single digit years to do?
The answer comes in BeAmazing’s Lab-in-a-Bag. An ingenious way to present simple and fun chemistry experiments to younger […]
The planet Mars has a yearly orbit about 1.5 months shy of two Earth years. This means that a little over every two years Mars reaches what is called opposition in the night sky, where Earth and Mars are at their closest. This is usually the best time for viewing.
In the summer of 2003, […]
We’ve shown other folks videos of the Fun Fly Stick in action, but we finally got around to making our own version. It shows a few more tricks the Fun Fly Stick can do, such as lift hair or make a soda can roll!
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