As a rule, stories about Bunsen burners probably aren't that entertaining. They are, after all, pieces of lab equipment, which makes them inherently boring to anyone who thinks of labs as ...

Every high school chemist has no doubt fiddled with a Bunsen burner—but where did the apparatus get its name? Science historian Howard Markel talks about the German chemist Robert Bunsen, and why his ...

Parents touring gleaming Somerville High School had plenty to admire as they walked the halls at a recent open house, learning about their kids’ courses and, for many, getting a first glimpse inside ...

Today is National Bunsen Burner Day, a good time to explore the device's connection to Cedar Rapids. Bunsen burners are used in laboratories to produce an open gas flame for heating and sterilization.

Today on the Google home page you will see a special logo for Robert Bunsen’s 200th birthday. The Google logo is an interactive chemical lab set with a Bunsen burner. Robert Bunsen was the co-inventor ...

If you need to measure the temperature of something, chances are good that you could think up half a dozen ways to do it, pretty much all of which would involve some kind of thermometer, thermistor, ...

In 1993, I pursued a pre-nursing degree at Crafton Hills College and took an introductory course in microbiology with a lab component. Tying back long hair was a standard safety practice in the lab.