Holiday Gift Ideas

With this wooden periodic table clock on the lab wall, your chemist will know it’s time to head home when the small hand hits boron (or maybe oxygen, depending on her supervisor). The timepiece costs $45 from Uncommon Goods.

The Newscripts gang is completely charmed by this clever chemistry t-shirt, titled “Introduction to Molecular Bonding,” which shows ethanol’s atoms engaged in a toast. Available in men’s and women’s sizes, it’s $25 from Threadless.

Chemists are renowned for their cookery, and now they can let folks know dinner is on the table—the periodic table—with this laser engraved Pyrex baking dish. The cookware costs $35 from the GoneGirly shop at Etsy. A red lid is included, and the shop will custom-engrave it for an extra $9.50.

What better way to cuddle up with the chemist you love than under a chemistry-themed quilt? Created by chemistry enthusiast and computer whiz Theodore Gray (theodoregray.com), they’re available as periodic table quilts or molecule quilts. Pricing depends on size and complexity, but a small quilt will set you back about $200. For $375, Gray will even make a quilt with a custom molecule. He recommends placing orders early.