Gifts for scientists and doctoral students

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...

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

“You CAn’t USE a Pie chARt To DrAw A 3D RoOM” – said everyone who has not seen this t-shirt yet!Just one look at the Corner Pie Chart T-Shirt! shou...

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

The protons are doing it right: They always stay positive. We should take them as role models :)

Here we have an octopus with eight (Latin: octo) arms. No ordinary arms of course, but Pi arms! That makes this being an Octopi. :)(By the way, wha...

Someone has to say it so clearly :)

This Shirt only makes sense in German. ;)

If you run really, really fast this green T-shirt might appear blue. And by fast we mean extra racy ;).This effect is caused by the Doppler effect,...

Luckily, we live in a place where everyone can believe in whatever they want - a privilege that not everyone has.Some people are not tempted by inv...

Something you may not know is that computer scientists have to deal with all sorts of trees. Quite often, the most common being the so-called binar...

Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO). This chemical substance is a silent killer and causes grievous bodily harm 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...

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 is no wonder that the T-Rex in the 1993 film "Jurassic Park" is in a bad mood… After all, he was offline for quite a while. At some point you ju...

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 the bible had been written by physicists, the maxwell equations would have been in it for sure.

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

The prime number 2 is really very strange ("odd" in English), as it is the only prime number that is not odd :)

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 ...

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 ...

A glass of red wine is known to be good for your heart. Actually, there is an interesting connection between alcohol and the heart: the right drink...

Somehow regular jewellers just don't get the tastes of us geeks, right? C'mon, who believes in the lucky power of horseshoes or trefoils or upside-...

A perfect number is a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its proper positive divisors, that is, the sum of its positive divisors excludin...

The time-dependent Schrödinger equation describes the state of a quantum system. And of course this equation also fits perfectly on a T-shirt :)

Some mathematicians are said to have gone mad when they read this statement ;)

It’s perfectly normal if you don’t get along with everyone you meet – some things are just not meant to be. It sucks, however, if there are other r...

Sometimes, you've got to crack some jokes to make a pie. Most people know from maths class that the number ? is invaluable for many calculations - ...

Many of us have heard at school - or later in life - what potential we have if we just tried harder. But it should be clear that potential depends ...

Looks like the Borg are in need of a physics lesson or two! Obviously, they've failed to assimilate a culture having at least some basic knowl...

Not every number can be perfect.

A black hole is an area of space which has such a strong gravitational field that nothing can escape from it - not even light. So you can definitel...

This product is only available in German.