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Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · 14d

Two cuvettes, one pink mystery. 💕👩🏻‍🔬 #PinkWednesday #womeninstem #WomenInScience #LabLife

Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · 20d

Post a female character you love 💜 (My Barbie the Scientist — inspired by Lara Croft)

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Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · 20d

Flask cleaning, the royal way 👑⚗️ Aqua regia — the royal water — a powerful mix of nitric and hydrochloric acid, famous for dissolving even noble metals like gold. Today, just making my glassware sparkle! #royalwater #ChemistryHistory #LabLife #womeninstem #womeninscience

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 27d

The EU has recently banned trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (also known as TPO)--the ingredient in gel nail polish that kickstarts the polymerization (hardening) process. Learn more about this process: cen.acs.org/business/con... #chemsky 🧪

What is gel nail polish, and how does it create durable manicures?

Light-triggered chemistry opens up a range of nail options

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Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · 26d

A fluorescent green light 👩🏻‍🔬 — permission granted for weekend mode. 💚 Happy #FluorescenceFriday #womeninscience #womeninstem #ChemistryFriday

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Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · Sep 2

Just published! 🧪🎲 Bringing organic chemistry to life with a role-playing game where students fight zombies, trolls & goblins while solving chemical mysteries. 🧟‍♂️🧪 #GameBasedLearning #OrganicChemistry #scienceeducation doi.org/10.1515/cti-...

Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · Jul 4

Scaling new fluorescent heights this #FluorescenceFriday! 🏔️✨ A tiny glowing mountain in the lab. 👩🏻‍🔬 #ChemistryFriday #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

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Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · May 13

A little bloom in the lab! 🌸✨ This compound crystallized into what looks like a delicate white flower. Proof that chemistry grows its own kind of beauty. #LabLife #LabBlooms #chemistry #WomenInScience #flowers

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · May 11

Congrats to #CENChemPics April winner @carinacrucho.bsky.social. She recently photographed these starburst-like crystals: cen.acs.org/materials/na...

Have cool images you want to share? Enter our contest by tagging your post with #CENChemPics or submit a photo at cen.acs.org/collections/...

these starburst-like crystals glow with bright orange fluorescence under an ultraviolet lamp.

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Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · Apr 30

Ever wondered what a 50 nm #nanoparticle really looks like? I built a 20 cm styreofoam model to scale - complete with polymers, dyes, peptides, and even a 1 nm² marker to show just how much room we have at the nanoscale! 🧬✨

Big science - tiny

#SciArt #scicomm #scicom #womeninscience

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · Apr 23

Even after many years in the lab, @carinacrucho.bsky.social still loves to find beauty in small things. Case in point: these starburst-like crystals she recently photographed glowing with bright orange fluorescence under an ultraviolet lamp. Read more: cen.acs.org/materials/na... #CENChemPics

this particular substance, a chiral anthraquinone dye, was designed for use in anticounterfeiting technology.

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Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · Apr 18

Kicking off Easter weekend with a glowing twist for #FluorescenceFriday! 🐣✨ Meet my fluorescent and phosphorescent ducks lighting up the lab.💡🧪 #HappyEaster #GlowDucks #Easter #ScienceIsFun #womeninscience #womeninstem #ChemistryFriday

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Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · Apr 17

Feeling honoured to be featured in this #MinutoAlumni by Fulbright Portugal! ⏱️🎥 Thank you for visiting the lab and giving me the chance to share a glimpse of my Fulbright experience. www.facebook.com/reel/1676265...
#Fulbright #ExchangeAlumni #womeninscience @ucibio.bsky.social #ScienceAndExchange

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⏱️ #MinutoAlumni: Visitámos o laboratório da #ExchangeAlumni Carina Crucho para ouvir a sua experiência com o programa da Fulbright Commission Portugal!...

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Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · Apr 15

It’s Easter in the lab and 30 little ducks have gone missing… 🐣🧪 Let the chase begin! Who will find the most? Happy (and slightly scientific) hunting! #EasterInTheLab #DuckHunt #easter

Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · Apr 11

Who says chemistry can’t be colorful? 🎈🧪 Keeping my organic reactions under argon with a pastel party twist! #OrganicChemistry #pastelvibes #LabLife #womeninscience #womeninstem

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Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · Apr 4

First day of #AnAdventureInTheLandOfORGO, and what a start! To cross the troll’s bridge and enter the lab, my brave students brought flowers as an offering. 🧪🌺 The magic worked, and the quest began! We’re kicking off our #OrganicChemistry practical classes with science and creativity. #Ghiblified

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Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · Mar 26

A forest at the bottom of a flask? 🌲✨ One of my compounds crystallized into what looks like a tiny woodland scene. #LabLife #NatureInTheFlask #womeninscience #womeninstem

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Sera Markoff @profsera.bsky.social · Mar 8

New group research blog post by MSc and soon-to-be PhD student Ruby Duncan! This is a really fun (and funny) read about the weird units we use in astronomy, and why. 🧪🔭

www.seramarkoff.com/2025/03/why-...

Why are we measuring the universe in centimeters?

This month, I decided to write a blog post targeted at people outside of astronomy, to explain the reasoning behind one of the tools that we use. This is because I think the means and methods we ha…

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Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · Mar 8

Here's to the incredible women in science and beyond - those who inspire us, guide us, and lift us up every day. May we know them, celebrate them, and learn from their resilience and courage.

Happy International Women's Day!

#InternationalWomensDay #WomenInScience #EmpowerHer #togetherwerise

Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · Mar 5

In my latest Matter article, I explore how we can uphold integrity, trust, and true scientific progress. Let’s rethink what really matters in academia! 👩🏻‍🔬🫰

🔗 Read it here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kiwk9Cyxd...

authors.elsevier.com

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Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · Feb 28

Glowing into the weekend with a bright orange fluorescence. Happy #FluorescenceFriday. 👩🏻‍🔬🔦 #ChemistryFriday #womeninstem #womeninscience #WeekendVibes

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Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · Feb 14

Bright ideas take on a whole new glow! 💡✨ This fluorescent masterpiece is lighting up the lab. Happy #FluorescenceFriday #BrightIdeas #womeninscience #womeninstem #ChemistryFriday

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Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · Feb 11

Celebrating the #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience 👩🏻‍🔬. Had the honor of sharing my story today alongside incredible women in science with high school students - showing them that their future in science is limitless! 💡🔬 Here's to empowering the next generation of female scientists!

Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · Feb 7

On this #FluorescenceFriday, my round bottom flask transforms into a night sky - bright fluorescent crystals twinkling like a constellation. #fluorescence #womeninscience #womeninstem #ChemistryFriday #chemistry #nightsky

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Carina Crucho @carinacrucho.bsky.social · Jan 31

Holding the universe in one hand this #FluorescenceFriday! ✨🔬 Layers of fluorescence in my RB flask, creating a cosmic chemistry that looks just like Jupiter. 🔥🌌 #fluorescencefriday #womeninscience #womeninstem #jupiter

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