How Surface Enhancement Works
Surface enhancement isn't new, and we didn't invent the idea. Engineers have been changing surfaces on purpose for decades: boiler tubes, heat sinks, and chip coolers...
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From Spruce Pine to Your Dab Rig: The Journey of High‑Purity Quartz Nails
When you heat up a quartz nail for a dab, you’re actually using a piece of one of the purest materials on Earth. This vapor-safe quartz...
Celebrating 15 Years of HE, 14 Years of 710.
Celebrating 15 Years of 710: GreenState Features Highly Educated July 11, 2025We’re thrilled to share that GreenState just ran a feature story on the birth and...
Inner Diameter Cool-down Tech: A Deep Dive into Quartz Heat-Transfer Dynamics
Introduction Control Towers excel at delivering pure, flavorful vapor by first reaching extreme wall temperatures (>1,000 °F) and then slowly cooling to the optimal temperature. But...
The Most Important Material Ever Made
At Highly Educated, we spend a bit of time thinking about materials and of course one of our most favorite is glass. That’s why Derek Muller’s latest Veritasium...
Control Tower SE Pillar Maintenance
The number one question we get about the CT and SE Pillar is in regards to maintenance.The straight forward answer is that no matter what you...
What's In The Sizzle: Cleaning Assistant or Potential Detriment?
When you dunk your quartz into the alcohol and you hear it sizzle? Have you ever thought about what it takes to make that sound? Today, let's...
Understanding Isopropyl Alcohol's Hygroscopic Nature
Today we are going to talk about a property of isopropyl alcohol that often goes undiscussed: its hygroscopic nature. Understanding this characteristic may incentivize you to change...
The Destructive Power of Cavitation
Breaking Dishes in Iso Tanks; The Background Ever since the release of the Control Tower, we've unjustly caught some flack here at Highly Educated. The issue...
American Quartz
Why Does American Quartz Cost More? One of the first reasons you will hear is quality. And while that is typically true that American manufacturers will...
Control Tower w/ SE Pillar FAQ
1. When is the next scheduled drop? Limited scheduled drops will occur Thursday at 2pm PDT. 2. How should I heat the Control Tower? Apply the...
Why the GTR is still my preferred carb cap. 4 years later.
The GTR is not a handsfree cap. If you like to just set it and forget it, a maria-style cap is more for you as it...
