Chemistry

Science Play And Research Kit: K’nex Test Tube Rack

In my previous article, I posted the press release for the Science Play and Research kit. There are 76 days left in the competition. I can only produce one article per week due to my work schedule thus I’d only be able to come up with a chemistry set with ...

Article - Steve Schuler - Oct 22 2013 - 1:22pm

Science Play And Research Kit: Business Models, Packaging, And Marketing Part 1

Click here and sign up to be a participant on ABC’s Shark Tank. You’re probably thinking “what does appearing on a TV show have to do with The Science Play and Research Kit?” Let’s put things into perspective: you’ve designed the perfect science kit, you’ ...

Article - Steve Schuler - Oct 28 2013 - 12:57pm

Science Play And Research Kit: Business Models, Packaging, And Marketing Part 2

In Part 2 of Science Play and Research Kit: Business Models, Packaging, and Marketing, we’ll discuss the Gillette Razor model. I’m sure you’ve heard of it: give the razor away and sell the blades. It would seem that this model is more myth than reality. Th ...

Article - Steve Schuler - Nov 2 2013 - 3:38am

BPA Levels Are Too Low To Affect People- Unless It Takes Lower Doses Than Studies Show

Bisphenol A (BPA) in high quantity can harm people, just like almost anything. BPA has been labeled a concern by some because of its ability to be an endocrine disruptor that hijacks the normal responses of hormones.  While toxicology studies have shown t ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 28 2014 - 12:36am

All Aboard The Kinesin Nanotrain

Tiny self-assembling transport networks, powered by nano-scale motors and controlled by DNA, have been developed. And the system can construct its own network of tracks spanning tens of micrometers in length, transport cargo across the network and even di ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 12 2013 - 10:03am

Science Play And Research Kit: DIY Titration Lab Ware

You often see demonstrations of titration using an expensive glass burette, but you can build titration lab ware using a disposable serological pipette, a solder sucker bulb, and a ring stand or support stand. For this build I’m using my erector set suppor ...

Article - Steve Schuler - Nov 12 2013 - 10:54am

Science Play And Research Kit: Tyndall Effect…With Frickin’ Laser Beams

You can use a laser to demonstrate the Tyndall effect. A simple cat toy (laser pointer) will do but for this demonstration I’ll be using the laser from my DIY Laser Interferometer. “The Tyndall effect, also known as Tyndall scattering,” according to Wikipe ...

Article - Steve Schuler - Nov 15 2013 - 7:34am

Science Play And Research Kit: Fluorescence

You may wish to include a UV LED in your Science Play and Research Kit. Nowadays you can find inexpensive key chain lights that include a visible light LED flashlight, but also include a red laser LED and UV LED. The red laser can be used to demonstrate t ...

Article - Steve Schuler - Nov 18 2013 - 1:47pm

Science Play And Research Kit: Conductivity Tester

Some older chemistry sets included a conductivity tester to demonstrate the conductivity of materials and liquids. If you wish to include Snap Circuits in your Science Play and Research Kit you can use a simple circuit designed with the 555 timer IC incorp ...

Article - Steve Schuler - Nov 27 2013 - 3:44pm

Origin Of Life: Which Ancient Minerals?

Life grew as a result of natural processes that used Earth's raw materials. Models of life's origins almost always look to minerals for such essential tasks as the synthesis of life's molecular building blocks or the supply of metabolic ene ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 5 2013 - 7:30am