How Strong of a Redbull Can You Make?
Energy drinks are a staple of those who want to get awake and energetic in a hurry. But what if said energy is not in enough of a hurry for …read more Continue reading How Strong of a Redbull Can You Make?
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Building a Rotary Evaporator for the Home Lab
The rotary evaporator (rotovap) rarely appears outside of well-provisioned chemistry labs. That means that despite being a fundamentally simple device, their cost generally puts them out of reach for amateur …read more Continue reading Building a Rotary Evaporator for the Home Lab
Print PLA in PLA with A Giant Molecular Model Kit
It isn’t too often we post a hack that’s just a pure 3D print with no other components, but for this Giant Molecular Model kit by [3D Printy], we’ll make …read more Continue reading Print PLA in PLA with A Giant Molecular Model Kit
Simple Fluorometer Makes Nucleic Acid Detection Cheap and Easy
Back in the bad old days, dealing with DNA and RNA in a lab setting was often fraught with peril. Detection technologies were limited to radioisotopes and hideous chemicals like …read more Continue reading Simple Fluorometer Makes Nucleic Acid Detection Cheap and Easy
New painkiller precisely targets sites of chronic pain
Researchers have developed a non-addictive painkiller that remains inactive until it reaches sites of chronic pain. Instead of dulling the nerves that send the pain signals like other analgesics, this new pain pill directly addresses the underlying cau… Continue reading New painkiller precisely targets sites of chronic pain
A Tiny Chemistry Lab
While advances in modern technology have allowed average people access to tremendous computing power as well as novel tools like 3D printers and laser cutters for a bare minimum cost, …read more Continue reading A Tiny Chemistry Lab
A Homebrew Gas Chromatograph That Won’t Bust Your Budget
Chances are good that most of us will go through life without ever having to perform gas chromatography, and if we do have the occasion to do so, it’ll likely …read more Continue reading A Homebrew Gas Chromatograph That Won’t Bust Your Budget
Largest protein in nature discovered in algae toxin
Scientists have discovered the largest known protein in biology. Given the fun name of PKZILLA-1, the protein was found in algae cells and helps them make toxins that are responsible for mass killings of fish.
Tags: Protein, World’s Largest, UC San Diego, Algae, toxic, Chemistry
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100% of toxic “forever chemicals” break down overnight in new reaction
Scientists in Japan have developed a new method for breaking down toxic “forever chemicals” quickly and at room temperature. The technique broke down 100% of certain types of these pollutants overnight, recovering some useful components for reuse.Conti… Continue reading 100% of toxic “forever chemicals” break down overnight in new reaction
Shards from famed astronomer’s garden show secret alchemy lab details
Tycho Brahe is best known as a Danish Renaissance astronomer. But he was also a bit of an alchemist, and a first-ever analysis on shards found at his former home from the 1500s has shed some light on just what he was up to in his basement lab.Continue … Continue reading Shards from famed astronomer’s garden show secret alchemy lab details