Mordants (Fixing Colour) – The Secret of Color Bonding
The Concept Dipping clothing in dye will cause it to [...]
Flame Tests (Coloured Fire) – Reading the Colors of Fire
The Concept Different metals burn in different hues. For example, [...]
Acids and Alkalis (Kshara) – The Chemistry of Balance
The Concept In chemistry, acids and bases (alkalis) are analogous [...]
Mercury Processing (Parad Samskara) – Mastering the Living Metal
The Concept Mercury (Quicksilver) is toxic. However, in the Indian [...]
Laboratory Distillation (Yantra) – Separating the Essences
The Concept Distillation is the separation of liquids through boiling [...]
Crystallised Sugar (Khanda) – The Reed That Produces Honey
The Concept Sugarcane juice is chemically refined to form stable, [...]
Indigo Dye (The Colour of India) – Weaving the Blue Gold
The Concept Natural dyes usually fade or wash off. Indigo [...]
Rust-Proof Iron (The Delhi Pillar) – The Masterpiece of Corrosion Science
The Concept Iron rusts. Iron degrades when it comes in [...]
Wootz Steel (The Legendary Metal) – The Ancient Nanotechnology
The Concept Steel is iron with a small amount of [...]
Zinc Distillation (The Metal that Evaporates) – Catching the Trickster Metal
The Concept Zinc is a tricky metal. When you heat [...]
