If you are searching for the perfect present for chemists or science fans among your friends, family, or colleagues, we can help: Browse through the list of science-themed gift ideas that ChemistryViews and Wiley/Wiley-VCH Editors particularly liked this year.
Games, Toys & Crafts
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“Around the World in 50 Plants” Jigsaw Puzzle This 1000-piece puzzle includes a comprehensive poster guide with information about the featured plants. Andreas Sendtko
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A top that when spun spontaneously inverts itself to spin on its narrow stem Martin Preuß
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This 1,000-piece puzzle comes with a sheet featuring the complete periodic table to help guide aspiring chemists. Susanne Poth, ChemistrySelect
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Adhesive tape with chemistry lab motifs Vera Koester, ChemistryViews
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Apparel
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Science Museum “Snow” Christmas Jumper Chemistry-themed “ugly” Christmas sweater with elemental symbols Susanne Poth, ChemistrySelect
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Home & Decor
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A new use for an iconic glassware piece: Erlenmayer flasks as soap dispensers (by The Calculated Chemist) Vera Koester, ChemistryViews
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Glass model of a Klein bottle, a non-orientable surface with no boundary Martin Preuß
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This device contains a ferrofluid—and a microphone that allows it to pick up audio and make the ferrofluid move to music and other sounds around the device. Catharina Goedecke, ChemistryViews
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A special lamp made by Pani Jurek: The test tubes are removable, and experimenting with different contents is desired to create different looks and arrangements. Vera Koester, ChemistryViews
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Food & Drink
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This set of cookie cutters features, e.g., pipettes and different flasks. Katja Glatz, ChemistrySelect
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Ultimate “Modernist Cooking Made Easy” Kit This set includes tools and ingredients intended for the kitchen alchemist. Xin Su, Angewandte Chemie
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This set includes four shot glasses in a glassware theme. Experiment responsibly! Katja Glatz, ChemistrySelect
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Beauty
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This overnight serum comes in nice glassware and exfoliates and hydrates the skin. Catharina Goedecke, ChemistryViews
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Books & Music
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Why Is This a Question? by Paul Anthony Jones The languages we think, speak, and write in—often about chemistry—are so fundamental, yet … what even is a language? This book takes the reader on a thoroughly entertaining (while still very informative) trip through the fundamentals of linguistics. Axel Straube, ChemistryOpen, Chemistry – Methods, ChemistrySelect
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Hello Ruby: Adventures in Coding by Linda Liukas A children’s book that introduces programming without requiring a computer at all Vera Koester, ChemistryViews
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This song is not available for purchase, but you could practice it and serenade the person you want to gift it to. Wolfgang Sieß
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If you have already found the perfect gift, you can add your own suggestions in the comment section below.
For even more suggestions, check out our lists of gift ideas from previous years.
