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It's Women in Engineering Day! Today honors women in the field of engineering and helps to raise the profile of women who are changing the field. STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fields allow up and coming female science students to excel. Different perspectives and experiences lead to more innovative solutions - just what we need for our future success. As a science supply company, we support STEM for all.

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Mendeleev Monday - Atomic Number 10 - Neon (Ne). Neon is the fifth most abundant element in the universe but is rare on Earth due to its inability to form compounds. It is produced in significant quantities during stellar processes, playing a role in the composition of stars and interstellar gas. Neon is commonly used in neon signs, cryogenic refrigeration, vacuum tubes, and in surgical procedures conducted by ophthalmologists and dermatologists

Not just for textiles!

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See our Sulfite test strips for wool processing:
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It's Nature Photography Day! Today encourages people to explore, appreciate, and protect the natural world through the lens of a camera. By only taking photos, you in turn, leave the original plant, rock, or animal undisturbed and allow it to be the best it can for others to view.

Use one of our loupes along a camera to take stunning microscope level close ups to see what makes up some of the items you view at a macroscale normally.

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Mendeleev Monday -Atomic Number 9 - Fluorine (F). The most reactive and electronegative of all the elements - highly toxic and corrosive, making it dangerous.
It is not essential in human or animal nutrition. Fluorine is commonly found in toothpaste and in non-stick coatings.

Three major studies found that the drug Finerenone may protect the kidneys and heart in far more people than previously thought.

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The Pre-med student model set used by many Colleges and Universities.
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Atomic Number 8 - Oxygen (O). Oxygen is the third most abundant element and makes up over 65% of the human body by weight. While it supports combustion, oxygen itself is not flammable and in its liquid or solid states it has a visibly pale blue color. Oxygen has many uses within the healthcare, manufacturing industries and is used in rockets. Water treatment & life support systems in various natively oxygen-less environments also make use of oxygen.

It's Reef Awareness Day! Today encourages individuals and organizations alike to reflect on the fragile coral reef ecosystems and to take steps in order to preserve them. One such way to support coral reefs is to cut back on plastic use. Plastics are designed for durability. This durability makes them persistent in the environment, especially in marine systems. Once they enter the ocean system, plastics undergo physical, chemical, and biological processes at a very slow rate causing long degradation times which contributes to long-term pollution.

Check out our bulk model parts that are great aids when learning about polymers, specifically the difference between natural and synthetic polymers and how they impact both our lives and the environment.

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Mendeleev Monday - Atomic Number 7 - Nitrogen [N] makes up around 78% of the Earth's atmosphere. It is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that is mainly created from within the hearts of dying stars which then gets expelled via supernovas. Nitrogen is used within fertilizers, food packaging, Racing and airplane tires and in its liquid form it serves as a cryogenic agent for preservation purposes.

Mendeleev Monday -Atomic Number 6 - Carbon (C). Carbon is an essential building block of life, forming the basis of DNA and proteins in 20% of the human body. It is created in the interior of stars and has the highest melting point of all elements - at over 3550 °C. Carbon acts like "nature's Lego set" as its atoms can bond in numerous ways, allowing it to exist in vastly different forms ranging from hard transparent diamonds to soft black graphite.