Category Science

Aluminium foil is used to keep food warm, soft coolers cold and is even used in housing insulation and space blankets for hikers. But as a metal doesn’t this mean it conducts heat well? Is aluminium foil a good insulator…

Styrofoam is used to insulate everything from houses, to coolers to fridges. It’s lightweight, cheap and easy to mold into different shapes and sizes which means it is widely used in a variety of places. But is styrofoam a good…