Hunkered down in the sub-basement of the Norman W. Church Laboratory for Chemical Biology, underneath a campus humming with quantum teleportation devices, gravity wave detectors and neural ...

Smith works in the Scientific Glass Blowing Lab at Purdue and his jobs range from repairing glass to fabricating lab equipment to customizing gifts. The lab provides its services for the Purdue campus ...

Quickfit and Quartz, Ltd., started to produce such equipment in 1934 on the initiative ... Besides its use in the laboratory, glass has definitely taken its place as an important material in ...

At first glance, the lab looks like any other. The refrigerators, centrifuges, and computers are all standard equipment, as are the ubiquitous work hoods. Even the fluorescent lighting and lack of ...

In-house glassblower Brian Ditchburn invites graduate students to visit his workshop including during exam time to release tension by crushing unsalvageable glass lab equipment. Students signed up on ...

Brian also offers ‘destructive therapy’ for anyone in need of it. Under strict safety protocols, stressed-out students can hurl unsalvageable glass lab equipment at the ground. “Sometimes you see ...