Science gadgets and science toys

Back then, when the internet was still uncharted territory, you were young and all was right with the world. Now the graphics of video games are mo...

Osmosis is the diffusion through a semi-permeable membrane... If this sentence, which many people should know from biology lessons, makes your eyes...

What it says on the tin. The perfect cup for anyone who is addicted to caffeine. Whether it's coffee, tea, cola or cocoa - these liquid fuels can b...

The experiment, which became known colloquially as "Schrödinger's cat", was originally intended to illustrate a problem in quantum mechanics. What ...

Every child knows that cats have nine lives. But where does life actually begin and where does it end? And what do you do if you lock your cat in a...

As the saying goes, the dumbest farmers have the fattest potatoes. Does this saying also apply outside of agriculture? What about phi breeding, for...

Over the centuries, man has explored almost every square meter of the earth in one way or another. Apart from the deep sea, we can only explore spa...

Admittedly, math has such a bad reputation with most people that even indoor halma and synchronized crochet seem more popular. As someone who feels...

If you're bored in everyday life and looking for a bit of adventure, it's a good idea to incorporate a little thrill here and there into the most m...

First of all, what is MaKey MaKey and what can it do?MaKey MaKey (Make + Key), a Kickstarter project, is a kit that contains all the necessary comp...

It's perfectly normal not to get along with everyone - sometimes it's just not meant to be. It's just stupid when there are other reasons that lead...

When scientists argue, it should really be solely about facts. But Pythagoras and Einstein may have simply gotten off on the wrong foot here. Other...

No, this joke has nothing to do with gender, but rather with chemistry. Science nerds will recognize this immediately. Of course, we're happy to he...

All things are poison and nothing without poison - only the dose makes a thing not poison. - ParacelsusThis saying by the wise Paracelsus became "T...

It's the simple things that make you happy. Chemists, for example, the good old periodic table. You already know it by heart anyway, but it still l...

Mosquitoes are pretty annoying creatures: they buzz around our heads when we are trying to sleep, suck our blood and leave us covered in itchy bite...

Once the gel from your Plantarium Super or Plantarium Garden Lab has been used up and your plants have either been repotted or eaten, you can start...

Chemists are often regarded as... special. But they have a solution for everything! For example, if they run out of things to talk about at a party...

Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, can certainly be viewed critically, but every now and then you discover a few sparks of truth in his ...

The Quantum Junction sticker shows a road sign, the speed of light and the instruction to enter both lanes of the road at the same time. This is an...

The circumference of a circle is two pies times the radius. Only understood the station? That's hardly surprising. After all, jokes are notoriously...

Experts are still debating whether the fearsome T-Rex was an active predator or rather a scavenger. We know better. Of course, it simply ate everyt...

No matter how much you want something, some things simply cannot be combined. Fire and water, good and evil or even a root with a negative number. ...

No matter how bad your mood is, a dose of radioactivity is sure to make you glow! This sticker can not only be used as a warning on the nuclear rea...

What happens when physics, design and the urge to play come together? The Feel Flux Spin Flux provides the answer: a high-quality fidget object tha...

Yes, we all know the old prejudice: nerds go to the basement to party and prefer to spend their birthday in front of the computer rather than with ...

What if you could end every evening with a view of the universe - without leaving the house? The Astronaut Laser Star Projector makes exactly that ...

You've definitely seen it somewhere before – in movies, series, or with the cool boss in the office: This rhythmically swinging ball game that look...

Every mission, whether in space or on earth, needs to be well prepared. You don't want to forget vital items like your water bottle afterwards!Once...

Okay, we'll admit it right at the beginning: it's damn difficult to write jokes about physics. Even though we deal with it more or less consciously...

Some call it arrogance, engineers call it expertise. Where others see problems, they see solutions—in ways that normal people couldn't even begin t...

It will probably forever remain the prerogative of older generations to complain about younger generations and how much harder it supposedly was in...

As normal people, we will probably never have the pleasure of seeing our earth or its smaller companion, the moon, in all their glory, except in ph...

Astronauts always need a perfect view. Only with a clear helmet visor can they carry out all the tasks that arise in space, such as taking a short ...

The fact that Charles Darwin was deluded when he presented (alleged) evolution as a fact became clear to every Pastafarian after the first pasta ma...

Has your colleague eaten your lunch out of the fridge again? Or has your roommate not cleaned the bathroom or kitchen for a while? It's high time t...