Month: July 2006

Lords of the Ring – tour of CERN (video)

Lords of the Ring – tour of CERN (video)

Seed Magazine has a video tour of the underground accelerator at CERN – “In Seed’s first exclusive short film, science communicator Alom Shaha travels underground and behind the scenes to probe the cavernous Large Hadron Collider at CERN. His tour offers a glimpse into the exciting preparations afoot as the accelerator is pieced together.” [via] […]

DIY 0 rotovap

DIY $100 rotovap

Looking to remove low boiling organic chemicals on the cheap? Here’s how, Dylan writes – “Take a stroll through our labs and you will notice a curious number of black Crock Pots serving as water baths for the rotovaps. They cost $20 and came from Wal Mart. When I first joined I thought this was […]

HOW TO – Recycle practically anything

HOW TO – Recycle practically anything

Sally @ Emagazine has a handy guide on how to recycle just about anything, she writes – “Indeed, these days, it seems that more cast-offs than ever can be recycled. No matter where you live, you can recycle a wide range of discards–aseptic juice packages, printer cartridges, ordinary batteries, iPods, PDAs, and even cell phones.” […]

HOW TO – Make soap

HOW TO – Make soap

Talbotron22 shows you how to make your own soap – “In a simple 1-step process using readily-available starting materials I show how you can make your very own soap. The soap can be cast into the shape of your choice: I have elected to make Virgin Mary Soap.” Thanks Tyler! – Link. Related: Making Soap […]