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Fuimus, #Chemist at #OpenUniversity Curious Academic,Sailor on the Seas of Fate, #Touchrugby player at #BedfordTouch #SaintsRugby supporter

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How OPERATION EPSTEIN FURY is going so far:

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05.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 8970 πŸ” 2373 πŸ’¬ 246 πŸ“Œ 92
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Happy 30th birthday to all Pokemons who like dancing to Enya

27.02.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 358 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 9

I enjoyed working with you on Science Shack it was one of my first OU/BBC experiences and you and the rest of the Science Shack team were great to work withπŸ‘Hard to believe it was 20 odd years ago

14.02.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Social media" is doomed.

13.02.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chemistry Laboratories Make Tons of Plastic Waste. Can We Recycle It? Chemists and innovative recyclers are trying to put gloves, pipet tips, and other laboratory plastic waste to use.

My awesome colleague @kmullaugh.bsky.social and several College of Charleston alumni are featured in this article about lab waste / sustainability β€” check it out!

#chemsky #chemchat

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

12.02.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
One on left is a black dog and above it the words β€œReality”. Below it is β€œI chased a squirrel” 

One the right is a black dog and above it says β€œLinkedIn”. Below it says, 

Proud to announce that I effectively executed a rapid-response squirrel displacement strategy to mitigate potential yard intrusions.

Humbled by the unwavering support of my family and local stakeholders.

This experience reinforced the importance of vigilance, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Looking forward to scaling this impact in future engagements.

One on left is a black dog and above it the words β€œReality”. Below it is β€œI chased a squirrel” One the right is a black dog and above it says β€œLinkedIn”. Below it says, Proud to announce that I effectively executed a rapid-response squirrel displacement strategy to mitigate potential yard intrusions. Humbled by the unwavering support of my family and local stakeholders. This experience reinforced the importance of vigilance, ownership, and continuous improvement. Looking forward to scaling this impact in future engagements.

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11.02.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 4385 πŸ” 1171 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 98
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Robots on campus @ougradsch.bsky.social at last! This wee Starships droidy is taking a nap at a charging port.
Sleep well little fella!

12.02.2026 07:31 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
A screen shot of bbc iPlayer for small prophets

A screen shot of bbc iPlayer for small prophets

Just watched #smallprophets 1st episode what a lovely whimsical comedy and just what’s needed as at times like this perfect antidote to news

10.02.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
10.02.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 362 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

Glad it went well and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

09.02.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

05.02.2026 11:50 πŸ‘ 32281 πŸ” 13861 πŸ’¬ 589 πŸ“Œ 1595

Best wishes Dave I hope it all goes well and completely agree with you about screening and checking.

02.02.2026 10:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New reagents take the burn out of butyllithium Merck KGaA's non-pyrophoric butyllithium in poly(Ξ±-olefin) oil make BuLi stable to air and water

The new reagents don’t ignite or smoke in air, making them easier to handle and less prone to degradation on storage, while maintaining performance across a range of reaction types.

31.01.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

STOP CARRYING OUT YOUR INTENTIONS

30.01.2026 08:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Researchfish β€” Information for Researchers Regarding Researchfish Sunsetting After careful consideration, Elsevier have made the difficult decision to sunset Researchfish on July 31st 2027, when the product will no longer be availab

OOOOH

Researchfish

Is going extinct 🐑🐟🐠

help.researchfish.com/en_US/resear...

29.01.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 38
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If Bilbo had Chat GPT

27.01.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 3731 πŸ” 1065 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 40
A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.

27.01.2026 11:00 πŸ‘ 12015 πŸ” 5907 πŸ’¬ 237 πŸ“Œ 345
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He's right, you know...

23.01.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 414 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.

Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧡

21.01.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 1795 πŸ” 860 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 124

Yes that’s what happened to my grandparents they were refused by the UK but managed to get to Australia instead

21.01.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tom Baker is 92 today

20.01.2026 06:19 πŸ‘ 1174 πŸ” 309 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 24
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Protecting the secrets of a wreck – diving on HMS Coventry - Navy Lookout In this historical piece, former Royal Navy clearance diver Ray Sinclair reveals details of Operation Blackleg - the hazardous work to recover classified materials from the wreck of HMS Coventry sunk ...

Protecting the secrets of a #coldwar wreck – diving on HMS Coventry www.navylookout.com/protecting-t...

20.01.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Electronic energy levels and optical spectra of trivalent lanthanide ions in water – Ce(III), Pr(III), Nd(III), Sm(III), Eu(III), Gd(III), Tb(III), Dy(III), Ho(III), Er(III), Tm(III), and Yb(III) - Na... Dieke diagrams have formed the basis for describing the electronic structure of f-block ions, but experimental methods have improved since their development. Here, the authors use experimental data to...

Fellow #lanthanide botherers, don't miss the new data on lanthanide transition and spectra published late 2025. This work superceeds the old experiments and has very nice creative-common licenced figures! #chemsky

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

19.01.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Hell yeah #POETS day

16.01.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dangerous nitric acid spill reported in Montague Gardens A hazardous nitric acid spill in Montague Gardens has prompted road closures and potential evacuations:

Uh nope.

Nopenope nopity nope. #chemchat

12.01.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 6
caillou en forme de manette xbox

caillou en forme de manette xbox

🚨FLASH : on a retrouvΓ© une manette de l'Γ’ge de pierre, indiquant que nos ancΓͺtres jouaient dΓ©jΓ  aux jeux vidΓ©os.

10.01.2026 13:22 πŸ‘ 2203 πŸ” 489 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 177

Some folks don't like fancy analytics.

So here are some things I've seen on Science Bluesky:

-People got jobs and grants based on postings they saw here

-People collaborated on a research project after meeting each other here

-People shared their work here and got media coverage

09.01.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.

08.01.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

If you see this post a vampire that isn’t Dracula

08.01.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opening titles for "Blake's 7" (first transmitted 02/01/78).
Music by Dudley Simpson.

In the future, Blake and his crew struggle against the totalitarian Federation...

The series was devised by Terry Nation who had created the Daleks for "Dr Who".

#sciencefiction #scifi #Blakes7 #1970s #horror

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