Bubble wrap serves as sheet of tiny test tubes in resource-limited regions
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 22:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Popping the blisters on the bubble wrap might be the most enjoyable thing about moving. But now, scientists propose a more productive way to reuse the popular packing material -- as a sheet of small, test tube-like containers for medical and environmental samples. Their report shows that analyses can take place right in the bubbles.