Trying to make the nanoscale a little less invisible 🧪✨ Happy National Scientist Day to all the curious minds out there. #NationalScientistDay #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #Scientist #ResearchLife #Nanotechnology

Back to glowing things after a busy couple of weeks 👩🏻‍🔬 #FluorescenceFriday #Chemistry #SciencePhotography #LabLife #WomenInSTEM

On International Workers’ Day, a small reflection from research life 🧪 Not all work comes with clear rewards. In research, cycles don’t end, they evolve. Some days feel unfinished, invisible. And yet, progress is happening. #WomenInSTEM #ResearchLife #InternationalWorkersDay

Not quite light sabers…but close enough for a chemist. 👩🏻‍🔬 🤍 #FluorescenceFriday #GlowInTheLab #ChemistLife #WomenInScience

Today’s experiment moved from the lab to the kitchen 👩‍🔬🍳 Bacalhau à Brás made completely from scratch, including cutting and frying the potatoes. 🥔 #bacalhauabras #portuguesefood #homemade #chemistswhocook #womeninstem

Fluorescence is what happens when matter absorbs light and gives some of it back as glow ✨ A small glimpse into what usually stays hidden. 🔦 Happy #FluorescenceFriday. 💚 #science #chemistry #womeninstem #lablife

A laser, a sample, and a lot of invisible processes. 👩🏻‍🔬 🤍 #science #scientistlife #womeninstem #nanotechnology #researchlife #lablife

Breathtaking photos are coming down to Earth from NASA’s historic Artemis II mission, after its four astronauts flew around the far side of the Moon yesterday. Prepare to be dazzled. go.nature.com/3O4xRdm

🐣🌷🐰 Easter Chemistry Easter is not just about colorful eggs and chocolate; it’s about chemistry www.chemistryviews.org/easter-chemi...

Science is never just about experiments. 🧪 It’s about people, ideas, and the moments in between. 👩🏻‍🔬 Grateful for this group. 🤍 #GoodLuckDuck #learning #funmoments❤️ #thegreatnanoduckescape

The Great Nanoduck Escape 🐤 Good duck. The lab depends on you. #GoodLuckDuck #Easter #nanoscience #thegreatnanoduckescape

I can make my own flowers. 💐 Even in the lab. 👩🏻‍🔬 🤍🧪 #FluorescenceFriday #WomenInScience #LabLife #WomenInSTEM #ScienceCommunication  #ResearchLife #SciencePhotography #flowers

In the middle of it all. 🫶 Between measurements, decisions, and small details, this is where things start to take shape. 👩🏻‍🔬 🤍 #scientistlife #womeninscience #lablife #researchlife #nanoscience #chemistry #scienceandlife #womeninstem

There’s something familiar in learning with your hands.🍝🧪 Not everything today happens at the nanoscale but the curiosity feels the same.👩🏻‍🔬👩🏻‍🍳 #learning #workshop #handson #curiosity #everydaymoments #scientistlife #portugal #lisbon #pasta #tagliatelle

Between experiments and ideas.👩🏻‍🔬 Somewhere between precision and curiosity, I found a place that feels like mine. 🤍 #scientist #womeninscience #womeninstem #researcher #nanoscience #chemistry #lablife

Trying to translate an idea into something tangible.✏️ It always starts like this — incomplete, but promising.👩🏻‍🔬 #Chemistry #LabLife #ScienceCommunication #ResearchLife #WomenInSTEM #GoodLuckDuck

Chemical intuition has long guided researchers through complex molecular decisions. Now, computational tools are transforming these qualitative hunches into quantifiable, practical insights.

Coffee, walnuts, and unfinished ideas. #GoodLuckDuck #womeninscience #scientistlife #researchlife #coffeebreak #morningcoffee #slowmoments

Scale is a matter of perspective. In our latest work, we explore how structure at this tiny scale can be designed and controlled to create new functionalities. 🔗 pubs.acs.org/articlesonre... #nanoscience #nanoparticles #materials #chemistry #scicomm #womeninscience

In nature, brilliant colors like the ruby hue of the crystals in this flask are often a sign of danger. Fortunately, cancer cells don’t have eyes. The fiery-colored substance is a highly potent derivative of the chemotherapy drug daunorubicin. Read more: cen.acs.org/synthesis/me... #CENChemPics 🧪

These blocks contain precisely measured fluorescent dyes dispersed in polymethyl methacrylate, according to Starna Cells. Analytical chemists use them to calibrate the lamps and detectors in fluorescence-based spectroscopy instruments. cen.acs.org/analytical-c... #CENChemPics #chemsky 🧪

Experiments in organic chemistry are a mix of knowledge, persistence… and a little bit of (d)uck. 🍀 Every reaction needs a good-luck duck. 🦆 #GoodLuckDuck #Chemistry #LabLife #ScienceCommunication #ResearchLife #WomenInSTEM

Is it a drink? 🍸 A smoothie? 🧋 A pumpkin dessert? 🍰 Nope. Just chemistry. 👩🏻‍🔬 Reactions in the lab can create layers, bubbles, and colors that look surprisingly edible. 🧪 #chemistry #drinks #LabLife

Models like this help make the invisible tangible and easier to understand. On International Women’s Day, it’s also a reminder that women are not just represented in science, they are actively building it. #internationalwomensday❤️ #WomenInScience #internationalwomensday #womeninstem

An unrelenting Everglades advocate, a clever wartime spider farmer, and a resourceful Peruvian potato hunter are among the cast of real-life science figures whose stories are told in the titles in this year’s children’s book roundup. 📕 Check out the reviews: https://scim.ag/47unHJh

A chemistry researcher has had 35 of his papers retracted within 24 months for a variety of reasons, including fundamental errors in chemical analyses, compromised peer review, image-related problems, and citation manipulation. cen.acs.org/research-int... #chemsky 🧪

As part of a special section on science books for young readers, I review 'Measuring Up' by Jenny Lacika & Anna Bron. They explain the real tale of Oliver Smoot and the unconventional unit named after him. 🧪⚛️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

It has been a while since my last #FluorescenceFriday, but some things in the lab never lose their magic. 👩🏻‍🔬 #chemistryfriday #LabLife #WomenInScience

I’m happy to share our new ACS Nano paper, Making Room at the Nanoscale.👩🏻‍🔬 It reflects both scientific curiosity and the importance of making the invisible visible.🔬 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #ACSNano #Nanoscience #Nanotechnology #Nanomaterials #MaterialsScience #Chemistry @pubs.acs.org

Turbot 🐟. Lemon 🍋. Celery and olive oil 🫒. Nothing more, nothing less. 👩🏻‍🔬👩🏻‍🍳 #ChemistsWhoCook #turbot #ovenbaked #homecooking

Can scientists learn from performers to better engage an audience? go.nature.com/4rJVyFT

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 💙 Here’s to making room at the nanoscale — and at every table where science happens. 🥂 To choosing curiosity over fear. Collaboration over division. And love over hate. #internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience #WomenInScience #february11

An afternoon spent persuading molecules to cooperate. Controlled chaos. 👩🏻‍🔬 #OrganicChemistry #lablife #ResearchLife

Our new Comment explores how future supply chains and chemical innovation may influence cooperation, competition, and geopolitics in the decades ahead. rdcu.be/e0sGi www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Chemistry #Geopolitics #CriticalMaterials #EnergyTransition @natureportfolio.nature.com

Cold outside. Even colder inside. ❄️→ −78 °C #organicchemistry #coldweather #LabAdventures

The lab elf’s final experiment: spreading joy (and candy). 🍬🧪 See you next year! #ElfInTheLab #LabElf #LabAdventures #HolidayInTheLab #ThankYouElf #elvesbehavingbadly

The lab elf tried dashing through the snow. ⛷️ Physics had other plans. 😂 #ElfInTheLab #LabElf #LabLife #ResearchLife  #ExpectationVsReality #LabAdventures #HolidayInTheLab @elvesbehavinbadly #elvesbehavingbadly

Today’s experiment: Find the 12 candy canes hidden around the lab. Results pending. 🍬🧪   #ElfInTheLab #LabElf #LabLife #elvesbehavingbadly #LabAdventures #CandyCaneHunt

Your move. (History suggests the elf will still win.) #ElfInTheLab #LabElf #LabLife #ElfOnTheShelf #TicTacToe #elvesbehavingbadly

After a long day of causing chaos, the lab elf booked himself a spa treatment. 🫧🍷🛁 #ElfInTheLab #LabElf #LabAdventures #SelfCareInScience #LabSpa #elvesbehavingbadly

Something strange happened in the lab today…The elf slipped into the Upside Down and took half the equipment with him. #ElfInTheLab #LabElf #UpsideDown #StrangerThings #LabLife #elfonashelf #elfsbehavingbadly

Presenting: “No Title”, 2025, a groundbreaking work from the Elf Funding Initiative. Bold. Conceptual. Entirely unfunded. #ElfInTheLab #ElfFundingIdeas #LabElf #LabLife #GrantWriting #ResearchLife #LabArt #ElfOnTheShelf #elvesbehavingbadly

BREAKING: NaCl has taken a hostage. Our lab elf is requesting immediate rescue. Send help. #ElfInTheLab #LabElf #LabLife #ResearchLife #LabAdventures #LabProblems #elvesbehavingbadly

BREAKING: Lab elf caught running an unauthorized relabeling experiment. Today’s challenge: identify the ONE correct label. (Hint: it’s not coffee) #QualityControl #ChaosInTheLab #ElfInTheLab #LabElf #CellCulture #ScienceFun #ElfOnTheShelf #elvesbehavingbadly

Freshly prepared cell culture media. Source: highly questionable. 🧝‍♂️🧪😂 #ElfInTheLab #LabElf #CellCulture #LabLife #ScienceFun #ElfOnTheShelf #elvesbehavingbadly

Onto The Tetrahedron phase! 🔺 Like methane in its most iconic form, Glitter and Glow just wants to hold its structure. One vote from you can keep it from undergoing a "geometry change"! #PhotoContest #VoteForMyPhoto #GlitterAndGlow #CENChemPics

Guess who’s back…and breaking into the lab through the window this time? Security, dont look! 😅 🔬🧝‍♂️🪟 #ElfInTheLab #LabLife #ScienceFun #ElfOnTheShelf #LabElf #elfsbehavingbadly #LabAdventures

I’m excited to share that Glitter and Glow advanced to Round 2: The Full Octet! 🧪✨ If you believe this photo deserves a complete set of votes, I’d love your support. Every vote helps me reach the ‘stable configuration’ of the next round!

My photo Glitter and Glow is currently in a contest, and I’d be so grateful for your support. If you think it’s as magical as I do, please take a moment to vote for it. 🧡⭐️👩🏻‍🔬