Guest Author: Robert McGuire with significant help from Fangfang Karcher For the past few weeks, the Novel Coronavirus (2019-NCoV) has dominated the news cycle. In times like these, people turn Continue Reading
Unsafe Drinking Water – Learn How PFAS Can Affect Your Daily Life
Guest Author: Grace Guo, Phenomenex Technical Specialist (find her on Live Chat!) You wake up at 6 am and feel a little bit dehydrated. So you go to the kitchen, Continue Reading
The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Last Decade
With the start of the new decade we naturally want to look back and see how we did in the decade we are leaving. So we decided to take this Continue Reading
Peanut Butter to Diamonds – How the Process Gives Insight into the Earth
Looking to get that special someone something that is beautiful and sparkles? Start with a jar of peanut butter! While scientist, Dan Frost from the Bayerisches Geoinstitut in Germany was Continue Reading
The Science of Champagne: What Causes the Fizz?
It’s almost a new year, and what better way to ring it in than popping some champagne and toasting to friends and family! But what causes that pop, the fizz, Continue Reading
Artificial Snow – The History, The Science, and DIY Tips
One of the greatest holiday movies, “It’s a Wonderful Life” brought more to the world than just an excellent performance by Jimmy Stewart. It introduced Hollywood to a new type Continue Reading
Tardigrade Abilities and Why We Can’t Stop Nerding Out Over Them
Around the office, we can get a little nerdy. Our latest obsession is the near-microscopic animal with a plump body, scrunched-up head, eight chubby legs with four to eight claws Continue Reading
Celebrate Mole Day to Commemorate Avogadro’s Number
October 23rd celebrates Mole Day from 6:02 am to 6:02 pm – a day to commemorate Avogadro’s Number, 6.02 x 1023, which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry. Mole Continue Reading
Fool’s Gold – A Look Into Adulteration of Turmeric in Bangladesh
Guest Author: Robert McGuire, Technical Sales Turmeric is a staple in nutraceutical and spice markets around the world. It is so thoroughly ingrained in the culture of south-east Asia that Continue Reading
Ranitidine Medications, Including Zantac®, Investigated by FDA
Guest Author: Phil Koerner, PhD. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have recently announced that they are conducting investigations into certain ranitidine drug products used to Continue Reading