Gifts for chemists

Without a measuring jug, we would be lost in the kitchen! Cooking is always possible without precise measurements, but when it comes to baking, we ...

If dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) is leaking around you, you need to act fast! After all, this nasty chemical is extremely dangerous and sends countles...

Did you know that you can make a lot of money with compression? And we’re not talking about the inventors of WinRAR (who are most likely still wait...

This T-shirt is a must-have for all animal lovers! The pictures of the animals, all a little bewildered and wearing a blue shirt that is far too sm...

Let someone say again that we humans are always interested in our own safety: Our investigative research has revealed that almost all people surrou...

When the dirty dishes in your kitchen start to pile up so high that you start to expect to see the fiery eye of Sauron enthroned on them, it's actu...

Insects are rarely mentioned as favorite animals, even though they have the greatest biodiversity on earth. Not only that: many of these species ar...

Once the old warlock has gone away, and now the elements shall live according to my will... Goethe wrote something like this a few hundred years ag...

Long programming nights always need loads of coffee, cola, penguin bars and peppermints... ;)

The Plantarium Garden Lab lets seeds sprout without you having to water them regularly. Ideal if normal houseplants don't have a long life in your ...

For anyone who comes into contact with chemicals such as sodium chloride and dihydrogen monoxide on a daily basis, handles all kinds of acids and b...

While nerds and geeks have already conquered large parts of everyday life and can show off their preferences with cool shirts and iconic mugs, the ...

Practice makes perfect. No matter what you're talking about – sports, music, literature, basically every other activity – it's always good to start...

During the pandemic, we learned more about viruses than we ever wanted to know! The little beasts are – just like bacteria, by the way – quite the ...

Faith in God can be an issue. Most of the scientists around here won't accept it as a basis of their existence. Often enough, faith stands in ...

Sadly, our everyday lives have a lot of potential for negative thoughts. But it’s important we don’t let negative experiences impact the rest of ou...

Another piece from our own geek jewelry collection: the DNA molecule earrings. Jay! :)What could be more personal than giving a little piece of DNA...

Ever since Heinz Rühmann's comments on alcoholic fermentation in Die Feuerzangenbowle, we have known that chemistry and tipsy fun go hand in hand. ...

You call it "baking", we call it "experiment on the behavior of various chemicals under constant heating". And of course we don't need "flour", "sa...

There are many curious and often somewhat strange-looking creatures in the deep sea. One of the best known is probably the so-called blobfish, whos...

There are different ways to learn your chemistry lessons.One of them would be with jokes:When helium comes into a bar, the bartender says: 'Sorry, ...

What would the T. rex think if it could see its closest living relatives? Maybe it - like many looking at this shirt - would be disappointedly amus...

Ever since school lessons at the latest, it should be clear to everyone that nothing works without chemistry. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the s...

We proudly present: our Geek Gems. At last, fashion-conscious geeks no longer have to make their jewelry (only) from discarded electronic parts. Or...

Do you love science, cats and good jokes? Then the Cat-Ion shirt fulfils all the criteria for the perfect nerd shirt. The motif alludes to the name...

We all know the old adage: cooking is art, baking is science. After all, messed-up dishes can usually be salvaged somehow, whereas one milligram to...

The moment you find the element of surprise in a periodic table would, logically, be a rather accidental one, since it has to be surprising.But if ...

There are many important scientists in physics who should be taken as examples. But often overlooked are the smallest of the small in the world of ...

As we all know, the average nerd prefers his coffee black. No milk, no sugar, no frills. But every now and then a latte macchiato, a crema or anoth...

If you're interested in what makes our universe tick, you can't get past the periodic table of elements. This list contains all the elements that h...

The kitchen can be a dangerous place - you handle acid, sharp blades and high heat and trigger chemical reactions. There should be much more warnin...

You call it "baking", we call it "experiment on the behavior of various chemicals under constant heating". And of course we don't need "flour", "sa...

Bring the magic of the Japanese Hanami festival into your home with the Magic Sakura - Magical Growing Cherry Tree! In Japan, the cherry blossom is...

Dihydrogen monoxide is just like many other chemical substances - the dose makes the poison. However, it is not only the quantity that determines h...

At this point, we would like to dispel the widespread prejudice that geeks don't like plants. The problem that geeks have with plants is rather tha...

All the non-geek heavy metal fans includes AC/DC within their beloved rock bands. We, of course, know where the name came from and what it all mean...