Fun and games - toys and kits for nerds

This is what you get when you cross a steam engine with a beetle: steampunk battle beetles. So you'd better watch out when assembling these insects...

You've probably seen it somewhere before - in movies, TV series or with the cool boss in the office: this rhythmically swinging ball game that has ...

It's debatable whether Christmas trees are really sustainable these days. So why not go for a dinosaur? Big, green, suitable for fairy lights... Ok...

Oh, what would we do without the number pi? Calculating circles, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and, last but not least, excuses to bake pies...

Footballers have the hold up, hippies have the hacky sack and us nerds... we have Feel Flux! This anti-stress and skill game uses the laws of physi...

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...

Some call it arrogance, one engineer calls it expertise. Where the problems begin for others, they find the solutions - in ways that a normal perso...

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...

Are you a fan of pixel art, retro gaming and 8-bit aesthetics? Then the Divoom Pixoo backpack with pixel display is exactly what you need! This bac...

Mendeleev organized the periodic table – but no one told him that the elements would eventually break free. In Elemonsters Explore, the thrilling r...

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...

If you've ever looked up at the sky on a clear night and wondered what exactly is twinkling above you - the answer is now within your grasp. The Un...

The "Goldfish" shirt is a clever play on words and also a piece of jewelry for anyone with a passion for chemistry and physics. The black fabric is...

Why travel the world when you can build it in the comfort of your living room or study? The illuminated wooden globe kit combines crafting fun, ret...

The Swinging Sticks Chaos Pendulum - at first glance an art object, at second glance a fascinating physical experiment. The seemingly weightless, c...

Looking for a way to express your creativity on the go? The Divoom Pixoo Slingbag V is more than just a bag - it's a digital canvas, a stylish comp...

You know Sudoku: numbers 1 to 9, each row, each column, each box exactly once. Sounds manageable, right? The Sudoku Cube sees it differently and li...

Two things are infinite: the number of decimal places of the number Pi and the average nerd's hunger for sweets and pastries. Of course we had to c...

When the enthusiastic dart player Paul Alford came to Sweden and got to know the Swedish art of axe forging at Gränsfors Bruk, he quickly realized ...

In a world full of tracking, data leaks and transparent citizens, one simple truth applies:Encryption is not a crime - it's self-defense.Just becau...

Somewhere between the first lockdown and the third Instagram reel about crispy loaves, many bread enthusiasts discovered: sourdough baking is a sci...

What looks like a portal to another dimension is actually an ingenious interplay of light and mirrors - the Infinity Mirror makes physics visible a...

Some things are better left to the professionals. This also applies to "just pulling the plug for a moment". So never - NEVER - enter the server ro...

A strong magnetic field in the living room? Sounds like a sci-fi scenario or a minor accident while playing Feel Flux. But don't worry - with the F...

The Moai statues of Easter Island have stood silently on the horizon for centuries, gazing into nothingness – mysterious, imposing, immobile. Now y...

Michael Faraday discovered in 1831 that a moving magnet generates current in a conductor – Lenz's law. That's all well and good, but what if you co...