Simple Easter Candy Chromatography Experiment
With Easter just around the corner, we’re certain you’re going to get a bunch of candy in your baskets. To help you avoid a sugar high or a new cavity, we’re sharing a scientific way [...]
Can I Test Food Samples With Your Glucose Test Strips?
Today’s question comes from Vinay, and he very simply asked if our Glucose test strips can be used to test food samples. Great question, one we have never really thought about explaining before. There are [...]
Easy Chromatography Paper Experiment
Some of you may not know that we actually sell chromatography paper in addition to our treated test strips. We have actually been selling it for many years, but it’s not one of our most [...]
Holiday Chemistry: DIY pH Paper
We’re dreaming of a scientific Christmas, and nothing screams holiday chemistry more than making your own pH paper from a Poinsettia. Yeah, we’re excited, so put on those ugly Christmas sweaters and get in the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Science Experiment: Observe a Decomposition Reaction
This experiment is brought to you from Robert Bruce Thompson’s book, Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture. The experiment begins on page 167, and includes another section for going further that [...]
Hand Washing Experiment
Background The transmission of pathogenic microorganisms by hand contact has steadily increased over the past decade. This has occurred despite the abundance of new disinfectants and hand sanitizer dispensers everywhere we look. In addition, new [...]
Testing pH Levels in Everyday Foods and Household Products
Here’s a fun rainy day experiment for you and your little ones. All you need are our pH 1-14 test strips, a little bit of time, and a few household products. This is an easy [...]