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Flocculators are important devices that help identify large clusters of solids, also known as "flocs", to be removed from storm water, wastewater or drinking water facilities.  The water treatment often involves the use of chemical agents to help clean the...

Here at Sonic Supply, we offer a variety of equipment and apparel from brands such as United Scientific, Eisco Labs and Globe Scientific to provide you all of the essential safety equipment and apparel your lab needs.  Invest in your laboratory safety equipment with us!

Microscopes open a door to a whole other world – one that can’t be seen with the naked eye. It’s an amazing experience to look through the lenses of a biological microscope, and if you’re reading this, it means that...

Borosilicate Glass is a unique and special type of glass that contains silica and most importantly boron trioxide, which strengthens the resistance of the glass to extreme heat temperatures and provides thermal shock resistance.

As a result, Borosilicate Glass is the ideal glassware to use in the lab to handle chemicals and ensure resistance to breaking or cracking while being subject to extreme temperature changes. 

When working in a laboratory, it may be necessary to mix, combine, or homogenize different liquids. The three most common laboratory stirrers are magnetic, hotplate, and overhead stirrers. Each stirrer is used for a specific purpose, so it is important to know the differences between them to buy the best one for your needs. This blog will describe what a laboratory stirrer is, what the various kinds are, and which one is best for your laboratory.

What is a Tuning Fork?  Tuning forks are instruments that are used to produce sound at fixed frequencies. They are acoustic resonators, shaped with a two-pronged fork, with the prongs made of an elastic metal in a U-shaped bar.  The...

  For dispensing liquids in specific volumes, lab workers have the option of choosing a burette or a pipette. We’ve talked about pipettes before, so in this post, we’ll look at burettes and why they may be right for you. ...

Pipettes are a daily-use instrument in laboratories that help accurately measure and dispense micro-volumes of liquids or fluids. While manual pipettes have always come in a variety of different shapes and sizes, the invention of the electronic pipette revolutionized testing...

In a lab, glassware must be physically and chemically clean. For some labs, it must also be bacteriologically clean or sterile. In this blog post, Sonic Supply will look at how to clean laboratory glassware the right way, including which...

One of the most important laboratory tools, a pipette is used in a wide variety of different industries to make transferring liquid safer and easier, but it’s not always clear how to use them. In this blog, we’ll show you...