The Journal of Immaterial Science
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J. Immat. Sci. is an open-access, beer-reviewed journal, publishing satirical papers from all fields of science. Anyone can submit an article by downloading a template from our website: https://www.immaterialscience.org/
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Volume 4 hardcopies are finally here, use the following links if you want to order some.
If you’re in Germany: www.patreon.com/c/immaterial...
If you’re anywhere else: immaterialscience.etsy.com
If you’re in Germany: www.patreon.com/c/immaterial...
If you’re anywhere else: immaterialscience.etsy.com
“anti-YAPPERS”: A Novel Conversational Framework for Detecting Nonsense
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/yappers
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/yappers
January 19, 2026 at 11:37 PM
“anti-YAPPERS”: A Novel Conversational Framework for Detecting Nonsense
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/yappers
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/yappers
And finally, entry 9: fur-lined lab gloves. Because four of the entries were from us, everyone who submitted an ad wins a hardcopy! Our thanks to the submitters, Volume 5 will be on sale soon.
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
And finally, entry 9: fur-lined lab gloves. Because four of the entries were from us, everyone who submitted an ad wins a hardcopy! Our thanks to the submitters, Volume 5 will be on sale soon.
Entry 8: A new line of Black 6 lab mice. Entries have now closed for our ad competition.
January 12, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Entry 8: A new line of Black 6 lab mice. Entries have now closed for our ad competition.
Making Dinosaur Juice from Simple Saccharides: Total Synthesis of 𝜶-D-tolupyranose
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/sugar
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/sugar
January 10, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Making Dinosaur Juice from Simple Saccharides: Total Synthesis of 𝜶-D-tolupyranose
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/sugar
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/sugar
Entry 7: photochemistry in the blink of an eye.
January 7, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Entry 7: photochemistry in the blink of an eye.
Entry 6: a new use for used chromatography silica.
January 5, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Entry 6: a new use for used chromatography silica.
Entry 5: An essential tool for the laboratory ornithologist.
January 4, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Entry 5: An essential tool for the laboratory ornithologist.
How Big Can The Periodic Table Get Before Students Call Bullshit?
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/Longest-Pe...
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/Longest-Pe...
January 3, 2026 at 10:23 AM
How Big Can The Periodic Table Get Before Students Call Bullshit?
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/Longest-Pe...
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/Longest-Pe...
Entry 4: The Wine Schlenk.
We need some more entries in the ad-competition folks, 75% of the ads so far were made by the editor. New deadline for submissions is the 10th of January.
Here are the guidelines: www.reddit.com/r/Immaterial...
We need some more entries in the ad-competition folks, 75% of the ads so far were made by the editor. New deadline for submissions is the 10th of January.
Here are the guidelines: www.reddit.com/r/Immaterial...
December 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Entry 4: The Wine Schlenk.
We need some more entries in the ad-competition folks, 75% of the ads so far were made by the editor. New deadline for submissions is the 10th of January.
Here are the guidelines: www.reddit.com/r/Immaterial...
We need some more entries in the ad-competition folks, 75% of the ads so far were made by the editor. New deadline for submissions is the 10th of January.
Here are the guidelines: www.reddit.com/r/Immaterial...
Those Fuckers Were Making It Up This Whole Time: An Exposé of “Electrochemistry"
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/electro...
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/electro...
December 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Those Fuckers Were Making It Up This Whole Time: An Exposé of “Electrochemistry"
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/electro...
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/electro...
Entry 3: A dating app for chemists
December 22, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Entry 3: A dating app for chemists
December 19, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Entry 2 in the ad competition: the annual SciHub plug.
December 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Entry 2 in the ad competition: the annual SciHub plug.
Here’s the first entry in our spoof-ad competition: The McSolvent Fountain.
December 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Here’s the first entry in our spoof-ad competition: The McSolvent Fountain.
A paper on the best strategies to deal with malign spirits in a molecular biology setting.
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/pcr-dem...
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/pcr-dem...
December 12, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A paper on the best strategies to deal with malign spirits in a molecular biology setting.
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/pcr-dem...
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/pcr-dem...
The 2025 spoof-ad competition is now open! The best five entries win hardcopies of the journal, submissions close January 5th. See the fourth image for details.
December 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The 2025 spoof-ad competition is now open! The best five entries win hardcopies of the journal, submissions close January 5th. See the fourth image for details.
Towards an Exact Formula for Superpermutation Length: Revisiting the Haruhi Problem
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/haruhi
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/haruhi
December 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Towards an Exact Formula for Superpermutation Length: Revisiting the Haruhi Problem
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/haruhi
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/haruhi
Have you ever wondered how types of scientific glassware got their names? This article tells the stories of men like La Marquis de Burette, Justus von Liebig and Jan Wółumétrič.
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/Glassware....
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/Glassware....
November 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Have you ever wondered how types of scientific glassware got their names? This article tells the stories of men like La Marquis de Burette, Justus von Liebig and Jan Wółumétrič.
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/Glassware....
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/Glassware....
Experimental Validation of Aggression Response in Hornet Colonies Following Direct Digital Insertion
PDF: immaterialscience.org/s/Hornets-re...
PDF: immaterialscience.org/s/Hornets-re...
November 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Experimental Validation of Aggression Response in Hornet Colonies Following Direct Digital Insertion
PDF: immaterialscience.org/s/Hornets-re...
PDF: immaterialscience.org/s/Hornets-re...
Statistical Proof That Binge-Watching VTubers Won’t Make You Happy (But Might Make You Fall In Love)
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/VTubers-GS...
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/VTubers-GS...
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Statistical Proof That Binge-Watching VTubers Won’t Make You Happy (But Might Make You Fall In Love)
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/VTubers-GS...
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/VTubers-GS...
Some Novel Necronuclear Mesospheric Mapping Methodology
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/Nuclear-Su...
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/Nuclear-Su...
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Some Novel Necronuclear Mesospheric Mapping Methodology
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/Nuclear-Su...
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/Nuclear-Su...
We measured the percentage of drivers who waved us while driving across a desert, and extrapolated some findings about vehicle choice and personal fulfilment.
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/fingering
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/fingering
October 31, 2025 at 4:35 AM
We measured the percentage of drivers who waved us while driving across a desert, and extrapolated some findings about vehicle choice and personal fulfilment.
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/fingering
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/2025/fingering
Wierdyellowmushroomycin: Towards Good, Natural Drugs Instead of Bad, Synthetic Drugs Full of Chemicals
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/Mushrooms....
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/Mushrooms....
October 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Wierdyellowmushroomycin: Towards Good, Natural Drugs Instead of Bad, Synthetic Drugs Full of Chemicals
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/Mushrooms....
PDF: www.immaterialscience.org/s/Mushrooms....
October 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The 2025 Noble Prize in Economics has been awarded to Elon Musk, for “saving ̶$̶2̶T̶ ̶$̶1̶T̶ ̶$̶2̶0̶6̶B̶ $32B in government spending”. By recognising that numbers in economics are basically pretend, musk has been able to maximise savings by moving a few decimal points around.
October 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The 2025 Noble Prize in Economics has been awarded to Elon Musk, for “saving ̶$̶2̶T̶ ̶$̶1̶T̶ ̶$̶2̶0̶6̶B̶ $32B in government spending”. By recognising that numbers in economics are basically pretend, musk has been able to maximise savings by moving a few decimal points around.