Editors recommend Christmas presents with a scientific flavor …
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JEWELLERY, WATCHES, SCARVES
- Chemical and biologically inspired earrings at www.jabebo.com
Anne Deveson, Chemistry – A European Journal
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Chemistry Mole design earrings available at Jabebo.com
- Your favorite molecules are made into jewellery at www.madewithmolecules.com and www.molecular-designs.com
Sarah Millar, ChemistryViews.org
Left: Resveratrol, a component of red wine, has been made into a necklace at madewithmolecules.com. Right: Wake up with caffeine, available at molecular-designs.com.
- Chemical elements replace the usual numbers on a wristwatch
Vera Koester, ChemistryViews.org
- Why not knit someone an atomic emission spectrum scarf!
Guido Kemeling, ChemSusChem
CLOTHES, TOYS AND MUGS
- Look cool and be part of the solution with the right t-shirt available at www.cafepress.co.uk
Kira Welter, ChemPhysChem
- Give a loved one the disease of your choice with the cuddly microbes available at www.giantmicrobes.com
Vera Koester, ChemistryViews.org
Selection of giant microbes from giantmicrobes.com
- Got mole problems? This chemistry mug could help you solve them! Available from www.cafepress.co.uk
Kira Welter, ChemPhysChem
PERIODIC TABLES
- Posters of the periodic table in various designs (and not necessarily of the elements)
Rachel McGlue, Chemistry – A European Journal
- Bored with having a periodic table on paper? Here you can get it on pretty much anything, including socks and t-shirts.
Rachel McGlue, Chemistry – A European Journal
Periodic socks from Webelements.com
EXPERIMENTS
- Ferrofluids – the fascinating world of magnetism
Christine Mayer, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
- Annoyed that your crystals fail to grow in the lab? A Grow Your Own Crystal Set promises fast results!
Rachel McGlue, Chemistry – A European Journal
- Bring a bit of the scientific method to your cocktails with a Cocktail Chemistry Set
Rachel McGlue, Chemistry – A European Journal
- Want to get a younger person hooked on science? Try one of these science kits from xump.com
Kira Welter, ChemPhysChem
BOOKS
- Book: Barbara Goldsmith – The Inner World of Marie Curie
Best-selling historian Goldsmith incisively chronicles the intensely dramatic life of the first woman scientist to win the Nobel Prize. The straightforward biography illuminates both the public Curie, a tireless scientist obsessed with work, and the private one, a woman who suffered bouts of severe depression, was distant from her children and scarred deeply by the accidental death of her scientist husband, Pierre, in 1906.
Vera Koester, ChemistryViews.org
- Book: H.-J. Quadbeck-Seeger – World of the Elements: Elements of the World
You know that you need oxygen to breathe, that neon can glow and chrome shines? But did you know that your cell phone contains arsenic, your spectacles contain rhodium and that the tin pest is not a disease? And can you name just three researchers whom we have to thank for all these results?
Professor Quadbeck-Seeger goes in search of these and other questions. He describes for each element the story behind its discovery, its physical and chemical properties as well as its role in our everyday lives. Enriched by a wealth of interesting details, this beautifully designed book in full color represents not only varied reading, but also a treasure trove of surprising facts.
Following a receipe is the same as following a synthetic method, so it’s no wonder so many chemist seem to enjoy cooking. Find out the favorite receipes of some of the top chemists with this book.
Sarah Millar, ChemistryViews.org
- Book: Ian Mc Ewan – Solar
In the afterglow of winning a Nobel Prize, Michael Beard stumbles into a new life with a great deal of fanfare and catastrophe: covering up murder, nearly losing his penis to frostbite, and devising a plan to harness the power of the sun to save the planet. Easy reading science related story.
