Hand Dryer vs. Paper Towel: Who Wins the Bacteria Battle?
It seems the way we dry our hands in public restrooms is up for debate these days. You probably think of all the nuisances you have come across when trying to dry your hands in [...]
It seems the way we dry our hands in public restrooms is up for debate these days. You probably think of all the nuisances you have come across when trying to dry your hands in [...]
Occasionally, we get customer inquiries that require us to do a little digging and experimenting. We love these questions! It teaches us more about our products and how they’re used. Here’s an example of a [...]
Cobalt chloride, CoCl2, is an inorganic compound that changes color from blue to pink in response to humidity. As humidity increases, cobalt chloride gradually changes color from blue, to pink, to a lighter pink, almost [...]
Meet Celeste Parker, our Accounting star. Celeste is like a decadent layer cake, made up of outer accounting layers, and a few hidden layers of human resources in the middle. She handles our accounts payable, [...]
This experiment is brought to you from Robert Bruce Thompson’s book, Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture. The experiment begins on page 167, and includes another section for going further that [...]
Background The transmission of pathogenic microorganisms by hand contact has steadily increased over the past decade. This has occurred despite the abundance of new disinfectants and hand sanitizer dispensers everywhere we look. In addition, new [...]
We often get questions about incubation temperature and times for our dipslides, and the answer is dependent on what type of organisms the customer is looking for. Our dipslides contain two different types of media [...]
You can gather a bit of our company history from the About Us page on our website, but what you won’t find there are some of the entertaining stories we hear our CEO, Howard Kimel, [...]
Here’s a fun rainy day experiment for you and your little ones. All you need are our pH 1-14 test strips, a little bit of time, and a few household products. This is an easy [...]
When we get frequent or interesting technical questions, we like to share those questions and answers with everyone. We add frequently asked questions and answers to our Knowledge Base regularly, but every once in a [...]