Silica gel packets are made of amorphous silicon dioxide, which is not biodegradable. The beads can persist for hundreds of ...

Silica gel is a drying agent that often comes in the form of small, clear beads or clear rock crystals placed in small packets made of paper or cloth. These packets are often packaged with commercial ...

Earlier this year Michelle Zauner returned with the latest Japanese Breakfast album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women). Since then, the indie darling covered Gorillaz at Coachella, performed “I ...

Since silica packs easily absorb moisture, they're often used to prevent mold and spoilage in packaged food and stored goods. As Ky's hack shows, you can use them to protect books on an open shelf by ...

An absorbent form of silicon dioxide often wrapped in small packets that is shipped with equipment to absorb moisture. Silica gel packets are desiccants. Silica gel packets can be used to remove odors ...

Ever dive deep into a bag of beef jerky, and just when you get to the good stuff (a.k.a. all that powdery, flavorful goodness coating your fingers at the bottom of the bag), you feel like you’re ...