During the summer months, refrigeration is probably on our minds more than ever. Workers in offices everywhere often pass their colleagues with throw-away comments such as “It’s a hot one today!” or “I wish I could sit in the fridge!”. This classic summertime statement may lead you to wonder where we would be without our trusty refrigerator, or even where it all began… This week’s heatwave-inspired Throwback Thursday will answer those questions!
This bluish-white, brittle metal that has been known to mankind for millennia and is the fourth most common metal in use today, after Iron, Aluminium and Copper. Found in an array of day-to-day objects in different formats – from foods and vitamins to batteries and medicinal creams – Zinc is something we’ve all come into contact with in one way or another!
Welcome to Throwback Thursday! Today we’re going to be looking at a technology, which today, we rarely lend a second thought to. This technology was discovered accidentally, but without it, our lives would be much more complicated.
Archaeologists cite the era of the ancient Egyptians as the time in which Platinum was first integrated into human life. In fact, the earliest evidence of Platinum dates back almost three thousand years to the famous Casket of Thebes, which was adorned with the precious metal.
Welcome to this week’s edition of Throwback Thursday, where we’re going to be taking an up-close look at an important invention that really magnified our lives. If you haven’t already guessed by the puns, this week we are going to be learning about the first microscope!
Aluminium foil can be found in kitchen drawers and cabinets in many homes. Originally, it came as a replacement for Tin foil after World War II; not only was it cheaper and more durable, it also helped to avoid the slight ‘tin taste’ of food that was wrapped in Tin foil. Not long after a patent for the continuous rolling process was taken out in Switzerland, Toblerone began wrapping its chocolate bars with Aluminium foil. This solidified its wide-ranging use with food and confectionary!
Despite the title of this article, today we aren’t going to be learning about knights, horses, kings and treasure. Today we’re looking at the Noble Gases. Welcome to the new edition of Throwback Thursday (science edition)! Whether you’re already acquainted with the Nobles or this is your first encounter (perhaps you studied them in school but have since forgotten), together let’s start our learning quest!
