Science gadgets and science toys

This rather chilling choice of words from the Borg right before assimilation shows the benefits of a hive mind and thus the shared knowledge of sev...

Pluto isn't just chronically lonely - far away from the sun, the Earth, and the other celestial bodies of our solar system - the poor orb has even ...

Dihydrogen monoxide is just like many other chemical substances – the dose makes the poison. It is not only the quantity that determines the danger...

Summer means sun, beach, ice cream and balmy summer nights when the stars twinkle in the sky. With a bit of luck, we might even see a shooting star...

In 1989, Phil Katz thought that you could really make money with compression. He was not entirely wrong, because the invention of the ZIP format ma...

Everything used to be better back in the day – all you had to do was remember four elements! Since antiquity, however, not only has the definition ...

The best thing about the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), the benign deity of the Pastafarians, is the fact that – unlike some other deities – it do...

Since the first season of The Big Bang Theory aired on TV, we've been aware that the famous thought experiment by Erwin Schrödinger not only clarif...

This lamp brings together what belongs together: the iconic geometric lamp shape of the lava lamp, known to most kids from the 70s and 90s, and the...

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

Sometimes, evil scientists make mistakes just like everyone else. But when that happens, they don't just use any old erasers – for them, only the b...

The moon has fascinated people since time immemorial and for good reason. After all, it influences the tides of the oceans and even our bodies. In ...

Plant cultivation is a science in itself. No wonder it also has many fans among nerds. And especially when you spend a lot of time at home gaming, ...

Anyone who has ever been on the ISS or elsewhere in space knows that everything has to be secured in weightlessness. Objects are often attached to ...

Life finds a way...... to take revenge on the bad guys. Computer genius Dennis Nedry almost managed to smuggle 15 embryos out of Jurassic Park and ...

Originally, the experiment colloquially referred to as “Schrödinger’s Cat” was supposed to demonstrate a problem of quantum mechanics. Today, it’s ...

Many myths exist about how engineers manage to find solutions for problems that mere mortals could never hope to solve: pagan blood sacrifices, com...

If you're a nerd who knows everything, you'll already know: The only true religion is Pastafarianism! All references to things like evolution were ...

Patience is a virtue, they say. But they never tell you how to become patient and achieve a state of absolute relaxation. So it looks like we've go...

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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...

There are a few things you can't predict: Who dies next on Game of Thrones, the Spanish Inquisition or the element of surprise Ah! This little elem...

Do you know this too? As soon as you get into the kitchen to cook, dozens of chemical questions start running through your head. What is the atomic...

Dinosaurs were such diverse, gigantic and impressive animals that it is hard to imagine that they suddenly all became extinct. But imagine what wou...

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...

Gaze lovingly at the main active substance of your favourite beverage. It might give you an extra dose of concentration and attention ;). Whether y...

A tube made of copper and a small neodymium ball… is all you need to eliminate gravity and to make magneto-dynamics a meditative exercise, in a fas...

Finally there's a chance for pirates and Pastafaris to build their own shrine with the holy Flying Spaghetti Monster. In contrast to other non-prov...

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 ...

Yes, we all know the stereotype: nerds don't like to party and would even spend their birthday in front of the computer instead of going out with f...

OK, you're allowed to admit it: Maths was your favourite subject at school and you just couldn't get enough of it, right? And even today, you can e...

A dinosaur skull is quite an impressive thing to own, right? Sadly, these things are extremely rare, extremely expensive and extremely illegal to o...

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

"Life finds a way." Does this quote sound familiar? Then the Jurassic Park lamp: Amber with Mosquito is sure to find its way into your home soon. T...

Isn't it amazing what the human brain is capable of? Not only has it secured our place at the top of the food chain, it can also adapt extremely qu...

The cake is a Pi(e)! Mathematicians get it… The symbols on this plate may look complicated, but they are actually a pun. When read out loud, they f...