Alastair Baker
@alastairbaker1.bsky.social
Welsh Chemical Scientist in #FlowChemisty.
Experimental Officer of MULTIForm Users Facility, part of the NNUF.
Tech-Editor of Nuclear Future Journal.
Chemist by training, Chem’Eng’er through practice. Loves a puns.
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Experimental Officer of MULTIForm Users Facility, part of the NNUF.
Tech-Editor of Nuclear Future Journal.
Chemist by training, Chem’Eng’er through practice. Loves a puns.
linktr.ee/alastairbaker1
What do you know about #fusion?
Well theres some 3-Li floating about…
-Marat Margulis, UKAEA
At the Fusion Thermal-Hydraulics Challenges Workshop in UoSheff, UK organised by CCP-NTH & UKAEA
Well theres some 3-Li floating about…
-Marat Margulis, UKAEA
At the Fusion Thermal-Hydraulics Challenges Workshop in UoSheff, UK organised by CCP-NTH & UKAEA
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
What do you know about #fusion?
Well theres some 3-Li floating about…
-Marat Margulis, UKAEA
At the Fusion Thermal-Hydraulics Challenges Workshop in UoSheff, UK organised by CCP-NTH & UKAEA
Well theres some 3-Li floating about…
-Marat Margulis, UKAEA
At the Fusion Thermal-Hydraulics Challenges Workshop in UoSheff, UK organised by CCP-NTH & UKAEA
November 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
And for that we thank Dame Caroline Haslett, that British plugs are the best plugs.
She helped to set up the Women's Engineering Society in 1919, the first editor of the Woman Engineer magazine, and in the 1920s, before the formation of the National Grid, she wired her own home.
She helped to set up the Women's Engineering Society in 1919, the first editor of the Woman Engineer magazine, and in the 1920s, before the formation of the National Grid, she wired her own home.
Dame Caroline Haslett and the 100th anniversary of the Electrical Association for Women - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament
That this House recognises, on the centenary of her founding of the Electrical Association for Women, the significance of Dame Caroline Haslett's contributions to the field of electrical engineering a...
edm.parliament.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
And for that we thank Dame Caroline Haslett, that British plugs are the best plugs.
She helped to set up the Women's Engineering Society in 1919, the first editor of the Woman Engineer magazine, and in the 1920s, before the formation of the National Grid, she wired her own home.
She helped to set up the Women's Engineering Society in 1919, the first editor of the Woman Engineer magazine, and in the 1920s, before the formation of the National Grid, she wired her own home.
Today i book annual leave
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Today i book annual leave
Reposted by Alastair Baker
The 1st law of thermoacademics: the amount of urgent work to be done is constant.
The 2nd law of thermoacademics: the amount of work previously deemed urgent is ever increasing
#academicchatter #chemsky
The 2nd law of thermoacademics: the amount of work previously deemed urgent is ever increasing
#academicchatter #chemsky
November 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The 1st law of thermoacademics: the amount of urgent work to be done is constant.
The 2nd law of thermoacademics: the amount of work previously deemed urgent is ever increasing
#academicchatter #chemsky
The 2nd law of thermoacademics: the amount of work previously deemed urgent is ever increasing
#academicchatter #chemsky
Me: Can I have sone acetone?
Steve: Dont drink it all at once 😂
Steve: Dont drink it all at once 😂
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Me: Can I have sone acetone?
Steve: Dont drink it all at once 😂
Steve: Dont drink it all at once 😂
Even scientists can have superstitions: a lucky shirt, a supernatural paper towel, an elaborate ritual to keep the NMR running smoothly. In this episode of Stereo Chemistry, we’re sharing superstitions from our listeners to celebrate #Halloween. cen.acs.org/people/Chemi... #chemsky 🧪
Chemists share their lab superstitions
They’re not exactly scientific, but they are entertaining
cen.acs.org
November 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Reposted by Alastair Baker
Watch out for Ea Nasir this Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Watch out for Ea Nasir this Halloween!
Last year, I wrote an article for @foreignaffairs.com on why the US stands to lose the most from a resumption of nuclear testing.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Why America Stands to Lose If It Resumes Nuclear Testing
China and Russia would finally be able to catch up.
www.foreignaffairs.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Reposted by Alastair Baker
Today in 1981, Soviet Whiskey-class coastal patrol diesel-electric submarine S-363 hit an underwater rock and ran aground about 6.2 miles from the large Swedish naval base at Karlskrona. This international incident—which wags dubbed “Whiskey on the Rocks”—occurred during a Swedish naval exercise.
October 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Today in 1981, Soviet Whiskey-class coastal patrol diesel-electric submarine S-363 hit an underwater rock and ran aground about 6.2 miles from the large Swedish naval base at Karlskrona. This international incident—which wags dubbed “Whiskey on the Rocks”—occurred during a Swedish naval exercise.
The detonation of SS Richard Montgomery will bring a 5m tsunami up the Thames river in London
October 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The detonation of SS Richard Montgomery will bring a 5m tsunami up the Thames river in London
Yorkshire PhD: Nit-rick acid
Me, am I saying it wrong? night-rick acid...
Help me @susiedent.com, it is written nitric acid, is it German, because the center of the chemistry universe being Mannheim BASF (Badische Anilin- & Sodafabrik), and even recently the generation before me were taught german
Me, am I saying it wrong? night-rick acid...
Help me @susiedent.com, it is written nitric acid, is it German, because the center of the chemistry universe being Mannheim BASF (Badische Anilin- & Sodafabrik), and even recently the generation before me were taught german
October 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Yorkshire PhD: Nit-rick acid
Me, am I saying it wrong? night-rick acid...
Help me @susiedent.com, it is written nitric acid, is it German, because the center of the chemistry universe being Mannheim BASF (Badische Anilin- & Sodafabrik), and even recently the generation before me were taught german
Me, am I saying it wrong? night-rick acid...
Help me @susiedent.com, it is written nitric acid, is it German, because the center of the chemistry universe being Mannheim BASF (Badische Anilin- & Sodafabrik), and even recently the generation before me were taught german
are we an intelligent customer and importer
or
do we want to be technology owner?
or
do we want to be technology owner?
October 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
are we an intelligent customer and importer
or
do we want to be technology owner?
or
do we want to be technology owner?
Earlier this year I said goodbye to my mentor who cruelly passed from aggressive motor neuron disease.
I began lecturing, and I asked him for a slide, which I am now removing from this semesters upload, but for one last time here it is... I may leave it in the actual lecture...
I began lecturing, and I asked him for a slide, which I am now removing from this semesters upload, but for one last time here it is... I may leave it in the actual lecture...
October 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Earlier this year I said goodbye to my mentor who cruelly passed from aggressive motor neuron disease.
I began lecturing, and I asked him for a slide, which I am now removing from this semesters upload, but for one last time here it is... I may leave it in the actual lecture...
I began lecturing, and I asked him for a slide, which I am now removing from this semesters upload, but for one last time here it is... I may leave it in the actual lecture...
When discussing if the UK should drop net-zero 2050 targets,
I say that we do it because it is the right thing to do for civilisation, and the UK leads the way like it did with abolishing Slavery
I say that we do it because it is the right thing to do for civilisation, and the UK leads the way like it did with abolishing Slavery
What we teach, has already happened, we learn from history and what we pass forward is a kindness knowing we may never see its fruits;
The Royal Navys slavery-fighting West Africa Squadron
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Af...
The film Amistad, directed Steven Spielberg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amistad...
The Royal Navys slavery-fighting West Africa Squadron
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Af...
The film Amistad, directed Steven Spielberg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amistad...
Amistad (film) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 19, 2025 at 7:18 AM
When discussing if the UK should drop net-zero 2050 targets,
I say that we do it because it is the right thing to do for civilisation, and the UK leads the way like it did with abolishing Slavery
I say that we do it because it is the right thing to do for civilisation, and the UK leads the way like it did with abolishing Slavery
Just seen 'classic PhD' defined as non-CDT PGR...
I am not keen on this, especially with the move to DFA PGRs now
I am not keen on this, especially with the move to DFA PGRs now
October 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Just seen 'classic PhD' defined as non-CDT PGR...
I am not keen on this, especially with the move to DFA PGRs now
I am not keen on this, especially with the move to DFA PGRs now
Really enjoyed a discussion on the 'Digital Estate' from our communications managers
October 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Really enjoyed a discussion on the 'Digital Estate' from our communications managers
Reposted by Alastair Baker
Can generative AI be trusted to draw chemical structures? Not yet, according to two chemists who want to see the community take a tough stance against its use.
The chemistry community should ban drawing chemical structures with generative AI, chemists warn
AIs like Microsoft's Copilot, Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT still make serious errors rendering structural formulae
www.chemistryworld.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Can generative AI be trusted to draw chemical structures? Not yet, according to two chemists who want to see the community take a tough stance against its use.
What we teach, has already happened, we learn from history and what we pass forward is a kindness knowing we may never see its fruits;
The Royal Navys slavery-fighting West Africa Squadron
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Af...
The film Amistad, directed Steven Spielberg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amistad...
The Royal Navys slavery-fighting West Africa Squadron
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Af...
The film Amistad, directed Steven Spielberg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amistad...
Amistad (film) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
What we teach, has already happened, we learn from history and what we pass forward is a kindness knowing we may never see its fruits;
The Royal Navys slavery-fighting West Africa Squadron
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Af...
The film Amistad, directed Steven Spielberg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amistad...
The Royal Navys slavery-fighting West Africa Squadron
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Af...
The film Amistad, directed Steven Spielberg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amistad...
Reposted by Alastair Baker
Calling your reaction “metal-free” just because the metal isn’t d-block is…certainly a choice
#ChemSky
#ChemSky
a close up of a man 's face with the word interesting written below him
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the word interesting written below him
media.tenor.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Calling your reaction “metal-free” just because the metal isn’t d-block is…certainly a choice
#ChemSky
#ChemSky
Reposted by Alastair Baker
Fwd: Fwd: “I hope this email finds you well”
October 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Fwd: Fwd: “I hope this email finds you well”
Truly in a social media pandemic - say boy posting into the void- irony
October 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Truly in a social media pandemic - say boy posting into the void- irony