Gifts for students

When the dirty dishes in your kitchen are stacked so high that you start to expect Sauron's fiery eye at the top of them, it's time to do the dishe...

Over the last few decades, geeks and nerds have managed to conquer most parts of everyday life and we can proudly display our interests by wearing ...

A simple plant can effortlessly brighten up your home, your office or virtually any room in the world without the need for money or effort. A dash ...

Have you ever thought about the proper way to drink coffee? Sure, you might think: "Pour coffee into the mug, lift the mug, drink, repeat as necess...

If you're interested in the inner workings of our universe and what makes it tick, you'll sooner or later encounter the periodic table. In this han...

There are different techniques you can use to help you with your chemistry lessons. One way is with the help of jokes: Helium comes into a bar. The...

If school has taught us one thing, it's that nothing would work without chemistry. Ever since shedding the stigma of alchemy in the 17th and 18th c...

Physics is definitely the most important of all sciences ? at least according to physicists ;). If you take a closer look, their way of thinking is...

A progress bar for human thinking processes could be pretty useful, don't you think? Everyone would know whether there's enough time to go get a cu...

Most of us don't recall that much from biology class back in school, but if words like "osmosis" or "mitochondria" make your eyes light up, the Sci...

If a computer needs some time to calculate, it displays this using a progress bar. Did you ever ask yourself why these are not available in real li...

Admittedly, mathematics has managed to get such a bad rep that even synchronized vacuuming appears more interesting to many people. To someone who ...

It's the small things that make us happy... For chemists it's the good old periodic table. You probably already know it by heart, but it ...

Dubious human experiments, severed limbs, mass murder – with an inexhaustible sense of humour and an even more inexhaustible inventory of sarcastic...

According to the internet, "Trust me – I'm an engineer" is a phrase that will automatically give the person who has uttered it the ability to fix a...

Just as the natural science this mug is dedicated to, the Science Mug: Chemistry likes flashy entrances. The equation for the oxyhydrogen reaction ...

Star Trek was –(and still is) –ahead of its time. Spock and co. in The Original Series were the first to give us touchscreens, flip-phone communica...

Do you see your body as the home for your spirit, and a way of showing off your geeky shirts?Do you feel happy and healthy as long as your brain ge...