When individuals compare usual research laboratory and commercial fluids, one question turns up repeatedly: is DMSO protic or aprotic? The short answer is that dimethyl sulfoxide, or DMSO, is aprotic. It does not donate hydrogen ions the way water, alcohols, or carboxylic acids can, which home is ma… Read More


Liu Bao tea is one of the most interesting teas in the Chinese dark tea group, and for many tea lovers it is still an underexplored treasure. Usually referred to as Wuzhou Liu Bao tea, this traditional Guangxi heicha originates from the Wuzhou area in southerly China, where humid conditions, local c… Read More