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It’s just a tiny bottle. It probably doesn’t smell that bad.Tiny Bottle:
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It’s World Chocolate Day, and we’re excited to announce that we’re giving away our famous Sigma-Aldrich chocolate bottles!
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🤔 Can you synthesize this newly discovered molecule?. Rashnovinol A is a natural product isolated from Twigis gigantus, a stick-like insect from Europe. While ample in the insects, no successful syntheses exists due to its tricky structure complexities & rare functional groups.
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You see our bottle? We keep it very classy, very mindful, very demure.
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A GIVEAWAY ON VALENTINE'S DAY?! Win a Sigma-Aldrich Chocolate bottle for you and your valentine (or labmate!). Oh-- by the way, this is GLOBAL*
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If you don’t have 25+ tabs containing journal articles that you’re “going to read soon” open at all times, are you even a scientist?.
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If you don’t have 25+ tabs containing journal articles that you’re “going to read soon” open at all times, are you even a scientist?.
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Admit it, you’ve named multiple devices in your lab and you speak to them as if they can respond.
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*when the movie has a lab scene*.Your non-STEM friend: Wow, science is so cool!.You: [outrage] That is definitely not how that works!. What’s your favorite example of this?.
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Grad students! We’re hosting @radscientist_, @drdre4000, & @aamir_phd to talk about Surviving & Thriving in Grad School. We all need some extra survival tips; come with your questions & they’ll have some answers on Sept 15 at 12pm ET. Set a reminder here:
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GIVEAWAY 🍫 (This is not a drill). We see you in our comments pining over our famous chocolate bottles. Well, here is your chance to win one: follow @SigmaAldrich & tag #LabChocolateContest! US only, T&C: #WorldChocolateDay.📷 Anaa Andriyash, Daisy Shu
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@Chemjobber Fun fact, did you know you can actually order one of everything on our website with a single click?
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Your PI: “Let’s have our full lab meeting on Saturday morning at 8 am this week!” 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩.
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Send a Sigma-Aldrich valentine to your favorite labmate this year! 🧵
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Send a Sigma-Aldrich Valentine to your favorite lab mate this year! ❤️
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We've just added a new product to our catalog! . Thiotimoline is a natural compound initially isolated from the bark of Rosaceae Karlsbadensis rufo. It has potential applications in batteries & meteorological instruments. First studied in 1948, it wasn't until more recently. 1/
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Anyone else basically holding up their entire brain with parafilm, coffee, and promises? ✋.
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Pop Quiz 📝 Can you name this glassware? Bonus points if you can describe what it's used for.
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Something sweet is coming on February 14. Stay tuned, it might just go around the world 👀
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It’s Halloween! Only experiments with dry ice or liquid nitrogen allowed!
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@OrthaberLab Chloroform is well-known for vaporizing quickly from liquid to gas - apparently it can also vaporize language from words to letters!.
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Happy Friday! Sometimes, it’s the little things that bring the most joy. What’s your favorite tiny lab object? Show us!
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What’s the worst smell in the lab? We’ll go first: 1. Thiol-based products.
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4 days until our Twitter Spaces Discussion! We’re hosting @radscientist_, @drdre4000, & @aamirphd23 to share advice on how to survive & thrive in grad school. Come with questions or share your own advice. Set a reminder to join us:
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We heard everyone’s posting #LabGooglyEyes for International Googly Eyes Day; we’re joining in on the fun! Share a photo with googly eyes on anything in your lab, tag @SigmaAldrich, use #LabGooglyEyes, & someone will win a Sigma-Aldrich bucket hat. T&C:
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Missing gym days? We got you covered. 1. Plate one 96-well plates x3.2. Fill and lift two liquid nitrogen 5-L containers x3.3. Shake your centrifuge samples for five minutes x3.
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👋 hi. we're back to talk about chocolate, again! read the thread to find out how to enter to win a bottle! btw, it's global 😀
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👋 it's us again and we're back to talk about chocolate. This might be your last chance to get your hands on the infamous (can we say that??) bottle for a few months, so read the thread!
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You: The Sigma-Aldrich social media team has a dream job. Our DMs:
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Peng Gao, Head of R&D, Organics & Materials Science, and Guolin Xu, Principle Scientist, helped launch new Cyrene blends, part of our portfolio of greener solvents. Read more here:
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Ok this is cool.
This is one of the coolest places you've probably never heard of.
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Hello! It’s the social media team & we’d like to talk about. chocolate. Wow, y’all really love chocolates. We’re going to try something & we’re not sure how it’ll work but we wanted to find a way to get more chocolate into your hands. 🧵 with more info.
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Person, making conversation: “So, do you play any instruments?”. Me:
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We'd like to meet your lab mates. And by your lab mates, we mean the things in your lab that you've named and that you may or may not speak to as if they can speak back. No picture is necessary, but names are a must. Thanks 👉 👈.
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@joshdubnau We prefer the equally effective method of leaving a tab open with the paper for MONTHS.
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Want a Sigma-Aldrich chocolate bottle for #NationalChocolateDay? Tell us how this “chemical” is important to your work, & tag a labmate who will help you along the way. Be sure to follow @SigmaAldrich & tag #LabChocolateContest to enter! US only, T&C:
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It’s our FAVORITE holiday of the year tomorrow -- Googly Eyes Day!. Join in on the fun and share a photo with googly eyes on anything in your lab, tag @sigmaaldrich and use #googlyeyesday for a chance to win a coveted Sigma-Aldrich bucket hat or other swag!
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"Be your quirky, awkward self." . Our boss says we're not allowed to have a favorite scientist, so you should definitely not read anything into us sharing this @Nature story about @drdre4000. (we really do ❤️ all scientists, but this is a great article!).
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one trick to conquering imposter syndrome as a scientist: shove about 10 more pens into the pocket of your lab coat.
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In case a visual was needed for the differences between marco, molecular, and micro biologists:
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If you were to wake up as a piece of lab equipment one day, what would you be?.
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IYKYK --- When you spend 4 hours running a column chromatography and the results looked like this:
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As many of you figured out, our molecule of the day for yesterday was made up for April Fools’ Day! Our biggest thanks go out to @Phil_Knutson, a polymer chemist and artist, who designed the molecule and it's description.
🤔 Can you synthesize this newly discovered molecule?. Rashnovinol A is a natural product isolated from Twigis gigantus, a stick-like insect from Europe. While ample in the insects, no successful syntheses exists due to its tricky structure complexities & rare functional groups.
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Headed to #ACSFall2023? So are we, along with a few friends 👀. Stop by our booth and say hi and you never know what you might walk away with. @AmerChemSociety
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Come work with us and you'll have access to the super secret supply whenever you want!. We're hiring our next social media community manager to help us connect even more with, well, all of you! . If you love science and (mostly) love social media, this is the job for you.
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🟥🟥🟥. 🟥🟥🟥. 🟥🟥🟥.⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️.⬜️ Good results ⬜️.⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️.⬜️ Come from ⬜️.⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️.⬜️ White bottles ⬜️.⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️.⬜️ With red caps ⬜️.⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️.#worldemojiday.
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When the reaction only needs to run for 10 minutes but it took you 2-3 days to prep the items needed to run the experiment. We love science.
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How to Enter:.🍫 Follow @sigmaaldrich.🍫Reply to this post and tag a friend you'd love to share the chocolates with.🍫 #SigmaAldrichChocolate.
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Sometimes, it’s the little things that bring the most joy. What’s your favorite tiny lab object? Show us!
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It’s back to school time, so we think it’s the perfect time for a giveaway! Get ready for research with our “M” Notebook!. To Enter:.Follow us @SigmaAldrich.Reply below your favorite SigmaAldrich product and use the #BacktoSchoolwithSigmaAldrich
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Let's make a thread of your science search terms from grad school. You know. The one you always had to search. We'll go first: Molarity Calculator.
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Tell us your favorite color, discipline, ad your favorite chemical compounds and we'll give you the title of your next research paper 👇.
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@__leeshy He already knows safety is one of the most important parts of being a chemist! We can't wait to see what he discovers and accomplishes!.
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Tell us the little things that make you happy in the lab. We'll start:.1. The sound of ejecting the used pipette tip into the waste bin.2. When the balance reads: 1.0000 g.
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Our labmate Daniel loves tiny glassware so much that he collects them. Anyone else have a weird collection in the lab?
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We may not be thinking about the Roman Empire, but we're always thinking about.1. did I leave my goggles on my head again.2. did I remember to set that timer.3. who stole my pen. again. What's always on your mind?.
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We're making a big impact with a small switch! We replaced foam chips with crumpled paper made from 100% recycled content at our Lyon, France distribution center, and avoided 23 metric tons of EPS annually. See the glow-up below! #SustainabilityMultiplier
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Does your lab have any superstitious they do to make sure experiments work?.
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Anyone else basically holding up their entire brain with parafilm, coffee, and promises? . Happy #coffeeday!.
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Anyone else ever read a paper and feel like you know far less about the topic than you did before you started? Same….
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GIVEAWAY TIME! If you’re periodically nerdy, we have a shirt for you. To win this 👕, you must first solve a puzzle (threaded below)!
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is it getting hot in here or is it just us 🥵.
Turn on your sound for the pop, sizzle, and crack of scientific glassblowing 🔊
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Keeping our eyes peeled for our favorite holiday! 👀 .Get it?!. 👀 April 6
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What lab habits have you adopted into your daily life? We’ll go first: everything we own is dated and labeled.
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If you’re wondering what chocolate we’re referring to 🍫🍫🍫.
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Anyone else dressing up as their favorite chemical for Halloween?
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Tell us something that has a different meaning to scientists vs. other people 🤔.
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Ever think about what it's like to be a molecule stirred at 450 RPM? We do. What are some of your more. interesting. science thoughts?.
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Lab vibe check this week, emojis only. Us: . 🟥🟥🟥. 🟥🟥🟥.⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️.⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️.⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️.
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