Luciteria Science 2020 Year In Review
It’s pretty fair to say 2020 has been one wild year, whether it was good, bad, or simply—odd. At Luciteria Science, we’ve had a great year—and it’s all thanks to you, our customers, and friends in the scientific and element collection community! We’re glad to be part of so many people’s journey to appreciating science and discovering the building blocks of our universe: the elements themselves.
Why Elements?
With rockstar scientists like Raven the Science Maven, “Dr. Tre,” Baba Brinkman and of course Bill Nye and Neil Tyson DeGrasse cementing their celebrity cred while they drop actual science facts to a cross-generational audience, interest in “hard” sciences such as physics, chemistry, engineering, and astronomy has exploded. This interest is growing exponentially and daily, fueled by unprecedented access to remote learning and self-study options. Kids who, twenty years ago, might have chosen chess, dance, music, or art lessons are now picking elective STEM classes instead of or in addition to the arts. This trend is hugely important in the long term because it is the students who couple innate creativity and a solid grounding in STEM who are most likely to be our future leaders in the fields of medicine, physics, mathematics, and engineering. They will be able to see both the structural elegance and the inherent beauty in our world, using that ability and knowledge to create an even better one.
With the various lockdowns and stay-at-home orders in many jurisdictions, element collecting has become one of the fastest-growing hobbies in the world. It allows parents and teachers to educate, inspire, and excite children about STEM/STEAM while they learn more about what they, and their world, are made of. It also facilitates bonding and encourages multigenerational engagement, learning, and play, such as when folks go out in the wild and look for things made up of elements they have in their collection. Inexpensive to start, easy to store, and fun to use, Luciteria Science’s elements collections have helped transform an interesting niche pastime into a major learning tool that is fun and exciting for the whole family or classroom!
New Products From Luciteria
Luciteria Science has introduced new product offerings to our line of basic and refined element samples during 2020 and have many more planned in the year ahead. Suitable for a working scientific laboratory or classroom, these samples and our signature Lucite acrylic display cases are also designed to be objects of art in their own right for the collector, the decorator or anyone wanting to add a unique flash and flair to their office or home. In addition to our non-yellowing, virtually indestructible Lucite acrylic cubes and custom elements cubes, Luciteria Science added:
First and only in the world, element bullion bars stamped with the Luciteria Science logo and the name, atomic number, and minimum purity of the element in question. Each one is a full Troy ounce of the element and at least 99.2% purity
Education Sets which bundle common and rare elements into “starter kits” for the classroom, the home elements enthusiast, or the laboratory, at discount prices
Greatly expanded our density mirror cube lineup which form metallic elements into polished, gleaming, lustrous cubes suitable for working scientific use and also as objets d’art
Added additional density cubes to our lineup including iodine, acid sketched silicon, and different color niobium cubes.
Element Rounds
PureElement Samples including our new 1 gram thorium metal samples which no one else is offering.
Element Sample Vials
Our new element crystal lineup includes 24 laboratory grown pure element crystals. These are top of the line element crystals, many grown just for Luciteria at specialty labs worldwide. These crystals are all top of the line samples of the elements they represent, visually striking and just plain beautiful especially for crystal lovers. Luciteria is proud to offer the largest collection of pure element crystals in one location available on the internet.
And of course, our specially designed and crafted Lucite acrylic displays, which house and show off your collection to its best advantage. Some of our new Lucite cubes this year include some very rare and hard to obtain elements including americium, actinium, pure fluorine, francium, plutonium, and protactinium. Keep in mind these are the actual elements, not picture cubes which we have for all of these elements too.
All of these exciting products are available in the Luciteria Science store, so be sure to take a look at our various collections. We have an element sample set sure to please even the most discriminating collector, and we will only be adding new products frequently in 2021 and beyond, so be sure to check back often for the latest information!
Element Collections in the News
In 2020, Luciteria Science spent a lot of time in the news for the beauty and scientific value of our collections and our pioneering proprietary processes for creating the samples from the purest possible sources. From the world’s first known attempt to create a cube of solid iodine to an evaluation of the melting process for tungsten by one of the most popular science YouTube channels, Luciteria Science and our elements collections are getting noticed across the planet! Our educational toy sets even made a feature in Science Times, and to date, it is one of our most visible and well-received articles. Be sure to see the links at the bottom of this article for more information on these exciting developments!
As we’ve grown in popularity, Luciteria Science has established itself as a leading source of unique element samples for element enthusiasts of all ages. From students to emeritus scientists, our signature elements have set a new standard for both aesthetic display and practical use. In addition, be on the lookout in 2021 for Luciteria products to be carried by some well-known internet retailers as we expand our reseller network and continue to grow.
As we look forward to 2021, we have many new products and refinements to existing offerings in the works. We hope you’ll join us often and share the joy and excitement of holding the stuff of which our universe is made in the palm of your hand with those you love and care about!
From all of us at Luciteria Science, we want to wish you and yours a safe, healthy, and happy 2021—and beyond!
Links to News from Luciteria
https://business.facebook.com/luciteria/posts/1385864178269013?__tn__=-R
https://business.facebook.com/luciteria/posts/1483942161794547?__tn__=-R
https://business.facebook.com/luciteria/videos/321912115725492/?__xts__
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBJM3lhBp3E/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCtfqBJJkIY/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBgRcZhFLrg/https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/27495/20200928/toys-are-kid-stuff-luciteria-science-begs-to-differ.htm?fbclid=IwAR0o80v1ON65DX85nNIrBNa5BoMJ_8xD8X3W2KRyKUOwYb4MxzfP1pr00jU
Featured in our first scientific supply catalog
https://www.thomassci.com/nav/cat1/educationphysics/manufacturer/luciteria/0