So Spectrum will soon have a new product in stock! It is a set of 216 5mm spherical rare-earth magnets. These can be used to make different shapes:
There are similar products out there under a variety of names, but Spectrum’s needs its own unique name.
So think about the wondrous shapes this toy can make
Think […]
Spectrum now carries Crystal Candy growing kits!.
These kits are not only educational but also darn tasty! Kids learn how crystals are seeded and grow using specially seeded sticks in a saturated solution of sucrose (say that 10 times fast). Over the period of a week, the crystal candy grows until it is ready to eat!
You […]
NASA has been prepping its new Ares Rocket for a test launch this coming Tuesday (October 27). The Ares is the potential replacement for the aging-and-soon-to-be-retired Space Shuttle. Here is a video of the rocket arriving at the launch pad:
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Here’s is Spectrum’s first made-in-house product: The Spectrum Gaussian Gun kit! Four steel balls sit on a track touching a magnet, another ball slowly rolls in on the opposite side of the magnet and gently hits it, which amazingly sends last ball on the other side shooting off at surprising speed!
Like a high-power magnetic version […]
So the price has come down on another type of laser: the 473nm true Blue Laser Pointer.
The True Blue is a bit more rare of a breed than the more common 405nm Blue/Laser Pointers that have cropped up in spades recently. The True Blue is fully in the blue portion of the spectrum and […]
These are some interesting short computer animations of various planets and moons in our solar system undergoing rotation. These are courtesy of youtube channel joshig1983:
1st Up, Mars!
Jupiter:
Io
Ganymede
Europa:
You can find more at joshig1983’s youtube channel
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The Benchmark Benchmixer is a piece of lab equipment that make mixing a breeze.
To operate you simply press your conical tube into the top of the Benchmixer and it activates, giving you an instant vortex in the tube! The mechanism does not vibrate excessively, and with the suction feet the Benchmixer does not ‘walk’ […]
As you may have heard, NASA’s Lunar Impactor will hit the Moon at 7:31AM, EST, or 4:31am PST. This impact will raise up a large cloud of dust that may be visible for about 100 seconds after impact. A large telescope (10-12″ aperture) will be needed, but easily in the realm of amateur telescopes.
Sadly […]
The Never-fall wind-up UFO looks like a simple wind up toy that you might see anywhere, but it actually has a little secret: It won’t fall off the edge of a table!
This is a nifty feature in a toy that costs just $3.49! The secret to this little toy is….well OK, we admit it we […]
