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January's Most Popular Articles...

Soap and Detergent Chemistry: Soap is made from animal fats and vegetable oils, mixed with a caustic chemical called sodium hydroxide (also known as lye). The sodium hydroxide reacts… [22 views in Jan]
Make Yoghurt and Grow Yeast: When people think about bacteria and fungi, they usually think of not being well or food going sour or mouldy, but actually bacteria and fungi are… [8 views in Jan]
Melting Points for Different Solids: Different solids turn into liquids (melt) at different temperatures. This temperature is described as the melting point. Some solids are made up… [6 views in Jan]
Why Oil and Water Don't Mix: Oil and water don’t mix – they are described as ‘immiscible’. Crude oil floats on the sea after a spill from a tanker. Motor oil shows up as a sheen on… [6 views in Jan]
Seeds: Wet and Dry: Plants grown from seeds, from the smallest (an orchid, at 85 micrometers long) to the largest (the Coco de Mer palm, at about 30 cm long). Seeds are amazing things –… [6 views in Jan]
Growing Plants Without Soil: Growing plants without soil is known as hydroponics. Plants can be grown in many different growing mediums, such as, gravel, sand, perlite, vermiculite,… [6 views in Jan]