In 1933, a lab worker trying to clean a beaker found a stubborn green film, and it wasn't just residue: It changed what kitchens and shipping could wrap.

In a 1933 laboratory accident, a peculiar sticky green slime was discovered, which would eventually evolve into Saran Wrap. Initially dismissed for its clumsiness, it soon garnered attention for its ...
Purdue University

Beaker explosion in Purdue laboratory causes injury

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University postdoctoral research associate sustained injuries Thursday (Jan. 10) when a beaker containing chemicals that he was working with burst and cut him. Lei ...