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.
linktr.ee/alastairbaker1
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
Colloquially we call them services…
But fair play to google maps, when i ask for Motorway Service Area (MSA),
I get the actual results I am looking for.
Next stop; Hopwood Park of Welcome Break Franchise, fingers crossed for an independent coffee place
But fair play to google maps, when i ask for Motorway Service Area (MSA),
I get the actual results I am looking for.
Next stop; Hopwood Park of Welcome Break Franchise, fingers crossed for an independent coffee place
December 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Colloquially we call them services…
But fair play to google maps, when i ask for Motorway Service Area (MSA),
I get the actual results I am looking for.
Next stop; Hopwood Park of Welcome Break Franchise, fingers crossed for an independent coffee place
But fair play to google maps, when i ask for Motorway Service Area (MSA),
I get the actual results I am looking for.
Next stop; Hopwood Park of Welcome Break Franchise, fingers crossed for an independent coffee place
London is the best city in the world and now I am going to meet my friends there
December 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
London is the best city in the world and now I am going to meet my friends there
Whenever I thing I am doing good promotion for myself and my facility on linkedin, I remember when a chief designer said;
[1] instagram.com/p/CzeB34RAyuv/
[1] instagram.com/p/CzeB34RAyuv/
December 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Whenever I thing I am doing good promotion for myself and my facility on linkedin, I remember when a chief designer said;
[1] instagram.com/p/CzeB34RAyuv/
[1] instagram.com/p/CzeB34RAyuv/
Creatives are unproductive until they are
December 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Creatives are unproductive until they are
radiation testing is critical in avionics!
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
radiation testing is critical in avionics!
Learning Mykhailo Mudryk has tested positive for Meldonium made by Grindex of Latvia, I had to look up the structure…
Acetylcholine, is that you?
Acetylcholine, is that you?
November 29, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Learning Mykhailo Mudryk has tested positive for Meldonium made by Grindex of Latvia, I had to look up the structure…
Acetylcholine, is that you?
Acetylcholine, is that you?
The issue with sustainability is it implies we maintain something as it is, neglecting the ultimate nemesis that is Entropy.
We need a surplus of Energy.
We need a surplus of Energy.
November 28, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The issue with sustainability is it implies we maintain something as it is, neglecting the ultimate nemesis that is Entropy.
We need a surplus of Energy.
We need a surplus of Energy.
just completed our first NNUF experiment,
pumping molten LiKCl at 450degC for 450h at 8,000L/h,
over UoLiv 8x samples,
this is an unreal feeling.
after 12years since the logo of the NNUF was showed to an MP, a massive AMR milestone for GOV.UK and GenIV (IMO). massive thx to Copenhagen Atomics.
pumping molten LiKCl at 450degC for 450h at 8,000L/h,
over UoLiv 8x samples,
this is an unreal feeling.
after 12years since the logo of the NNUF was showed to an MP, a massive AMR milestone for GOV.UK and GenIV (IMO). massive thx to Copenhagen Atomics.
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
just completed our first NNUF experiment,
pumping molten LiKCl at 450degC for 450h at 8,000L/h,
over UoLiv 8x samples,
this is an unreal feeling.
after 12years since the logo of the NNUF was showed to an MP, a massive AMR milestone for GOV.UK and GenIV (IMO). massive thx to Copenhagen Atomics.
pumping molten LiKCl at 450degC for 450h at 8,000L/h,
over UoLiv 8x samples,
this is an unreal feeling.
after 12years since the logo of the NNUF was showed to an MP, a massive AMR milestone for GOV.UK and GenIV (IMO). massive thx to Copenhagen Atomics.
While working from home as my infant was unwell,
My 4yo joined me in the group meeting of the Nuclear Engineering Group,
I split the screen and the wee man did his first digital drawing in paint, and I love that I have captured their first NFT and how lovely my research group was to my boy.
My 4yo joined me in the group meeting of the Nuclear Engineering Group,
I split the screen and the wee man did his first digital drawing in paint, and I love that I have captured their first NFT and how lovely my research group was to my boy.
November 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
While working from home as my infant was unwell,
My 4yo joined me in the group meeting of the Nuclear Engineering Group,
I split the screen and the wee man did his first digital drawing in paint, and I love that I have captured their first NFT and how lovely my research group was to my boy.
My 4yo joined me in the group meeting of the Nuclear Engineering Group,
I split the screen and the wee man did his first digital drawing in paint, and I love that I have captured their first NFT and how lovely my research group was to my boy.
‘UV-vis you later’ as an email sign off?
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
‘UV-vis you later’ as an email sign off?
Reposted by Alastair Baker
Voyager 1 Is About to Reach One Light-day from Earth
After nearly 50 years in space, NASA’s Voyager 1 is about to hit a historic milestone. By November 15, 2026, it will be 16.1 billion miles (25.9 billion km) away, meaning a radio signal will take a full 24 hours, a full light-day to reach it.
After nearly 50 years in space, NASA’s Voyager 1 is about to hit a historic milestone. By November 15, 2026, it will be 16.1 billion miles (25.9 billion km) away, meaning a radio signal will take a full 24 hours, a full light-day to reach it.
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Voyager 1 Is About to Reach One Light-day from Earth
After nearly 50 years in space, NASA’s Voyager 1 is about to hit a historic milestone. By November 15, 2026, it will be 16.1 billion miles (25.9 billion km) away, meaning a radio signal will take a full 24 hours, a full light-day to reach it.
After nearly 50 years in space, NASA’s Voyager 1 is about to hit a historic milestone. By November 15, 2026, it will be 16.1 billion miles (25.9 billion km) away, meaning a radio signal will take a full 24 hours, a full light-day to reach it.
The scottish have always been a scientific people, I am sure we could use this rather than overusing defining research as 'novel.'
Lets try; not proven... until now!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_pro...
Lets try; not proven... until now!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_pro...
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The scottish have always been a scientific people, I am sure we could use this rather than overusing defining research as 'novel.'
Lets try; not proven... until now!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_pro...
Lets try; not proven... until now!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_pro...
Reposted by Alastair Baker
OTD in 1998 Ukraine demolished 1st of 44 Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic
bombers at Pryluky air force base as part of a written promise that we would never invade them.
bombers at Pryluky air force base as part of a written promise that we would never invade them.
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
OTD in 1998 Ukraine demolished 1st of 44 Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic
bombers at Pryluky air force base as part of a written promise that we would never invade them.
bombers at Pryluky air force base as part of a written promise that we would never invade them.
Reposted by Alastair Baker
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
VIP Very Important Paper from Nuclear Future Journal;
doi.org/10.63198/nuc...
Nuclear Future Journal (ISSN 17452058) is registered with Crossref, which means we can assign Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to all published articles so our content is machine-readable and improves citation accuracy.
doi.org/10.63198/nuc...
Nuclear Future Journal (ISSN 17452058) is registered with Crossref, which means we can assign Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to all published articles so our content is machine-readable and improves citation accuracy.
“Beyond Byproduct: Rethinking Tritium in Fusion Technologies” in Nuclear Future Nov/Dec 2025
The latest from me.
H/t to @alastairbaker1.bsky.social for his editorial guidance throughout.
#NukeSky
The latest from me.
H/t to @alastairbaker1.bsky.social for his editorial guidance throughout.
#NukeSky
nuclearinst.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
VIP Very Important Paper from Nuclear Future Journal;
doi.org/10.63198/nuc...
Nuclear Future Journal (ISSN 17452058) is registered with Crossref, which means we can assign Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to all published articles so our content is machine-readable and improves citation accuracy.
doi.org/10.63198/nuc...
Nuclear Future Journal (ISSN 17452058) is registered with Crossref, which means we can assign Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to all published articles so our content is machine-readable and improves citation accuracy.
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