Indigo Instruments

Indigo Instruments Indigo Instruments science supplies from Waterloo, ON & Buffalo NY. Our prices beat others that offer "free" shipping, California, Yale, Harvard, U.

Indigo® Instruments has been run by its current owners since 1990. Our customers include some of the best known businesses & universities in North America & the world including Bell Labs, Google, Microsoft, IBM, NIST, NIH, USAF, US Army, Disney, Intel, Princeton, Harvard, MIT, McGill, UBC, UCalgary, Westinghouse, Target, Seagate, Martha Stewart Living, Cornell, U. of Toronto & thousands more. All

our technical people have at least one science degree from either McGill University or University of Waterloo. We're listed with the Better Business Bureau in Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario, as "Pinetree Instruments Inc." (our parent company)

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, shows the first direct detection of methane on a traveling body from another star system. T...
08/31/2026

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, shows the first direct detection of methane on a traveling body from another star system. The comet also contains exceptionally high levels of carbon dioxide, making it unlike most comets born within our solar system.

Learn more:
https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/3i-atlas/

08/31/2026

Mendeleev Monday - Atomic Number 20 - Calcium (Ca). Calcium is the fifth most abundant element in Earth's crust and the most abundant metal in the human body. To keep blood levels stable for your heart and nerves, your body constantly withdraws or deposits calcium, consequently your entire skeleton is completely remodeled about every 10 years. Calcium is also used to clean drinking water, fertilizers, antacids, construction (limestone), and toothpaste.

08/24/2026

Mendeleev Monday -Atomic Number 19 - Potassium (K).
Potassium is essential for human nutrition and all living cells. It is the seventh most abundant element in the Earth's crust and the eighth most abundant element in the human body. Potassium is found in many different foods and helps maintain your nerves, muscles (heart rhythm), fluid balance, and blood pressure. It is also used in soaps, detergents, glass, cleaning products, and batteries.

It's Tooth Fairy Day! Celebrated twice a year to honor the tradition of the beloved figure and to help promote dental hy...
08/22/2026

It's Tooth Fairy Day! Celebrated twice a year to honor the tradition of the beloved figure and to help promote dental hygiene among children, our dental tools are great aids for many arts, crafts, and hobbies beyond good dental practices. Check out our blogs for some alternative ways people have made use of our dental tools.

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08/17/2026

Mendeleev Monday -Atomic Number 18 - Argon (Ar). Argon is the third most abundant gas in our air. Argon is used to displace oxygen or air in locations to prevent oxidation and condensation. For example it is between glass panels in double-pane windows, some everyday lighting (light bulbs and glow tubes), some food packaging, welding, and for some artifact preservation in special display cases.

Today is International Geocaching Day! Today is celebrated every third Saturday in August and is dedicated to geocaching...
08/15/2026

Today is International Geocaching Day! Today is celebrated every third Saturday in August and is dedicated to geocaching enthusiasts and promoting outdoor activities. Geocaching involves hiding containers that participants then use maps, coordinates, and clues to find. Geocaching with paper maps and no electronics is a fun method of exploration—almost like time-traveling! Additionally, by incorporating a compass and a map, it can provide a fun and educational way to help develop orienteering skills. Check out our hand held magnifiers that are great aids for map readers.

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08/10/2026

Mendeleev Monday -Atomic Number 17 - Chlorine (Cl). Chlorine is the twenty-first most abundant element in the Earth's crust and the third most abundant element in the ocean. While it has many beneficial uses such as making tap water safe to drink and through being an essential part in over 85% of life-saving pharmaceuticals, it was also the first poison gas used in World War One. Chlorine is also an important part in the manufacturing of medical-grade blood storage bags and used as a disinfectant for swimming pools.

Put the electronics away and pick up a book because Sunday is Book Lovers Day! Today encourages setting aside our techno...
08/08/2026

Put the electronics away and pick up a book because Sunday is Book Lovers Day! Today encourages setting aside our technological distractions to celebrate and indulge in a bit of reading and literature. If the text is too small to read, we carry magnifiers to help with that.

https://tinyurl.com/swbj8vua





Tunable clusters of atoms can be created that mimic expensive, dangerous chemical catalysts by presenting the electron c...
08/06/2026

Tunable clusters of atoms can be created that mimic expensive, dangerous chemical catalysts by presenting the electron configuration of the catalyst.
https://tinyurl.com/3shym5zf

Solid state and Inorganic chemistry model sets for catalysts chemistry. https://tinyurl.com/yc85rv9u





08/03/2026

Mendeleev Monday -Atomic Number 16 - Sulfur (S). Sulfur is the tenth most abundant element in the universe and the eighth most common element found in the human body. It is essential for building amino acids, proteins, hair, and nails. Sulfur is also used in acne skincare, car tires, sulfuric acid, and food preservation for dried fruits and wines.

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169 Lexington Crt Unit I
Waterloo, ON
N2J4R9

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Monday 9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm

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+1 519-746-4761

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