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All present When it comes to giving gifts, our selection shows how science delivers the beautiful as well as the technical 7-in-1 Space Fleet
3D-printed lights
A model kit with a twist. Older children can build a rotating space station, a walking astronaut or five other space modules, all powered by a solar panel or rechargeable battery. The only problem is deciding what to build first
These 3D-printed pine cone light shades are nylon replicas of an Alder cone found on a London street. Placed over the diodes of the supplied LED fairy lights, they create a festive hue
£15, sciencemuseumshop.co.uk
GPawS “cat nav” £49.95, g-paws.com
Ever wondered where your cat goes at night? Find out with the first GPS data recorder for pets. Simply attach to your cat’s collar, then upload the data on g-paws.com and see the route marked out on aerial or street-level maps
£40, digits2widgets.com
Rainbow Cocktail Layering Tool
£19.99, firebox.com This simple device helps you easily create eye-catching layered cocktails by slowing the flow of liquids, so you can show off to your friends. Just be sure to read about layer densities in the instruction booklet first
Etre Fivepoint touchscreen gloves £45, etreshop.com
Made from 95 per cent lambswool with conductive fingertips so you can use touchscreen devices while wearing them, these gloves are proof that style and functionality can go hand-in-hand 52 | NewScientist | 23 November 2013
COMPETITION For the chance to win your own Baby Yamanaka fungal stool go to bit.ly/mushroomstool
Folium pendant
HuMn wallet
$60, n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com Each striking piece of jewellery in the Folium series is unique, its shape and pattern generated by computer algorithms that model the growth of plants and algae
$76, humnwallet.com This slimline, minimalist wallet has aluminium or carbon fibre plates to protect your credit cards from RFID skimming so your details won’t get into the wrong hands
Baby Yamanaka fungal stool
$300, theworkshopresidence. myshopify.com Artist Phil Ross grew distinct and durable furniture from reishi mushrooms for a project at The Workshop Residence – now you can own a piece
Atom, Particle, Cell, Molecule puzzles
Electric paint glowing house set
£12 each, sciencemuseumshop. co.uk
£20, bareconductive.com
Take these wooden puzzles apart and try to rebuild them. Matter for the whole family to bond over
We had fun making these paper houses that light up when you draw a circuit with electrically conductive paint
Anatomical notebooks £18 - £37, fannyshorter.com
Designer Fanny Shorter has created these beautiful screen-printed, hand-bound notebooks at her London studio, based on anatomical diagrams of the brain, heart and hair follicles 23 November 2013 | NewScientist | 53
All present When it comes to giving gifts, our selection shows how science delivers the beautiful as well as the technical 7-in-1 Space Fleet
3D-printed lights
A model kit with a twist. Older children can build a rotating space station, a walking astronaut or five other space modules, all powered by a solar panel or rechargeable battery. The only problem is deciding what to build first
These 3D-printed pine cone light shades are nylon replicas of an Alder cone found on a London street. Placed over the diodes of the supplied LED fairy lights, they create a festive hue
£15, sciencemuseumshop.co.uk
GPawS “cat nav” £49.95, g-paws.com
Ever wondered where your cat goes at night? Find out with the first GPS data recorder for pets. Simply attach to your cat’s collar, then upload the data on g-paws.com and see the route marked out on aerial or street-level maps
£40, digits2widgets.com
Rainbow Cocktail Layering Tool
£19.99, firebox.com This simple device helps you easily create eye-catching layered cocktails by slowing the flow of liquids, so you can show off to your friends. Just be sure to read about layer densities in the instruction booklet first
Etre Fivepoint touchscreen gloves £45, etreshop.com
Made from 95 per cent lambswool with conductive fingertips so you can use touchscreen devices while wearing them, these gloves are proof that style and functionality can go hand-in-hand 52 | NewScientist | 23 November 2013
COMPETITION For the chance to win your own Baby Yamanaka fungal stool go to bit.ly/mushroomstool
Folium pendant
HuMn wallet
$60, n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com Each striking piece of jewellery in the Folium series is unique, its shape and pattern generated by computer algorithms that model the growth of plants and algae
$76, humnwallet.com This slimline, minimalist wallet has aluminium or carbon fibre plates to protect your credit cards from RFID skimming so your details won’t get into the wrong hands
Baby Yamanaka fungal stool
$300, theworkshopresidence. myshopify.com Artist Phil Ross grew distinct and durable furniture from reishi mushrooms for a project at The Workshop Residence – now you can own a piece
Atom, Particle, Cell, Molecule puzzles
Electric paint glowing house set
£12 each, sciencemuseumshop. co.uk
£20, bareconductive.com
Take these wooden puzzles apart and try to rebuild them. Matter for the whole family to bond over
We had fun making these paper houses that light up when you draw a circuit with electrically conductive paint
Anatomical notebooks £18 - £37, fannyshorter.com
Designer Fanny Shorter has created these beautiful screen-printed, hand-bound notebooks at her London studio, based on anatomical diagrams of the brain, heart and hair follicles 23 November 2013 | NewScientist | 53