Litmus Paper pH Experiments
Litmus paper is a staple of our company. It was the first test paper we made back in 1932, and it’s one we still make today. And trust us when we tell you, we make [...]
Meet Our Team: Karen Christy
Meet Karen Christy, director of all things Precision Europe. Karen has been running Precision Europe since the office opened in 2012, but even before that, she worked for Precision by building its international and specifically, [...]
Blogiversary
Today marks the day of two years of blogging. Let’s take a beat for a minute. Step back and think about that. We have provided you with 104 posts full of scientific, technical, and sometimes, [...]
Tech Talk with LaMotte: NEW BioPaddle Microbe Hunter Activities
A while back, we shared some information about LaMotte’s new BioPaddle Microbe Hunter Activity kits. At the time, they had two kits available, one that focused on Milk and one that focused on Surfaces. We [...]
How Do I Use And Read Your Fluoride Test Strips?
We always love getting good technical questions from our customers that let us know how we can improve our products and further help our customers in understanding our products. We received this urgent request from [...]
A Closer Look: MacConkey Agar
When looking at our dipslides, people often ask us which one they should get. “What agar should I use?” “What does each agar grow?” “What is best for my application?” Like many of our answers [...]
Meet Our Team: Scott Steffen
Meet Scott Steffen, chemist and quality assurance director. As you’ve probably gathered by now, every team member at Precision does so much more than just one job. We are all well-versed in several aspects of [...]
Germiest Spots in the House Experiment
Are you curious about where the most germs reside in your house? This is a fun experiment to teach kids about germs, and where they might be more heavily populated in your home. If your [...]
Is it Necessary to Perform Positive and Negative Controls with Test Strips?
Today’s question comes from David: “I am wondering what validation protocols you would recommend for your test strip products. Is it necessary to perform positive and negative controls every time a strip is used or [...]
Meet Our Team: Dr. Eva Hrbotická
Meet Dr. Eva Hrbotická, our brilliant and insanely talented chemist. Eva has been developing test strips for Precision since 1995. Her research and development lab is located in Brno, in the Czech Republic. Eva is [...]
What’s the Difference Between Thiourea and PTC Taste Test Papers?
“I am testing for bitterness tasting, and I need to know what the difference is between Thiourea and Phenylthiourea (PTC) paper strips. Can you help?” -Artur Great question Artur. We get this question a lot, [...]
The Friends in Fido’s Fur
Around here, we love dogs, and many of us have at least one furry, four-legged friend at home, if not more. We all know our dogs are probably covered in bacteria, just like we are. [...]