For the Love of pH Indicators
There’s something about a brightly colored pH scale and colorful pH paper that brings smiles to our faces and makes us happy. We get all starry-eyed and dreamy, and then we snap back to reality, [...]
How to Dilute Household Bleach
If you’ve never done this before, it can initially be confusing trying to determine how to dilute chlorine bleach to get 50ppm (parts per million) or whatever disinfection level is needed in your particular situation. [...]
Tech Talk with Cascade Designs: The Small Device That’s Bringing Big Change
We work with a lot of companies to find unique solutions to the challenges they’re facing. In the last couple of years, we have worked closely with organizations like PATH and Cascade Designs to develop [...]
Testing the pH of Salsa
Down here in the southwest, we like our salsa. Naturally, we’ve found a way to work some science-talk into salsa-making because well, that’s what we do. If you’re a fan of canning and making salsa, [...]
How Clean Is Your Office?
Every once in a while, we like to scare you with some shocking facts about germs, then arm you with dipslides and send you out into the world to do some testing of your own. [...]
Microbe Wizard: Moldy Bread Experiment
Here’s a freebie for you to enjoy. Try this moldy bread experiment - let’s learn about microbes that like bread! First, read the background information, found here on pages 3, 5, & 6 of the [...]
pH and Buffers: How Buffer Solutions Maintain pH
pH is a measure of the hydrogen ion concentration in an aqueous solution. pH is based on a negative log scale, meaning the more hydrogen ions present, the lower the pH. It’s important in many [...]
Science Experiment: Which Food Will Mold The Fastest?
It’s that time of year where science fairs are just around the corner, so to get you thinking about what you might do this year, here’s a fun experiment about mold growth on food! Let’s [...]
Sugar Detection in Potatoes
Monitoring sugar levels in potatoes is an important process for growers as it can help minimize losses from effects that influence processed product color. In other words, when chips or fries are made, if the [...]
Science Experiment: The Effectiveness of Antiseptics & Disinfectants
Do antiseptics and disinfectants really work? Let’s find out in this biology lab where you’ll learn how to grow microbes on a dipslide and test the effectiveness of antiseptics and disinfectants on the growth of [...]