Jan Skakle
@vikingchild.bsky.social
music obsessive, physicist, solid state chemist, emeritus professor, enjoyer of films & comedy, Twin Peaks, Hannibal. Old goth with sparkly electro-glam-pop tendencies.
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We're starting our countdown to next week's #nobelprize by looking at Nobel prizes you've definitely never heard of - starting with a curious from of colour photography that won in 1908. @drmlharris.bsky.social reveals all. ⚛️🧪
physicsworld.com/a/nobel-priz...
physicsworld.com/a/nobel-priz...
Nobel prizes you’ve never heard of: how an obscure version of colour photography beat quantum theory to the most prestigious prize in physics – Physics World
Gabriel Lippmann received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1908 for an interference-based method of colour photography that was never commercially successful. Margaret Harris finds out why
physicsworld.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
We're starting our countdown to next week's #nobelprize by looking at Nobel prizes you've definitely never heard of - starting with a curious from of colour photography that won in 1908. @drmlharris.bsky.social reveals all. ⚛️🧪
physicsworld.com/a/nobel-priz...
physicsworld.com/a/nobel-priz...
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Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted, sending ash and smoke into the sky. Authorities evacuated nearby villages as a precaution. Scientists are monitoring gas and seismic activity closely. #Volcano #Indonesia #DisasterPreparedness
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AP:
apnews.com/article/indo...
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AP:
apnews.com/article/indo...
June 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted, sending ash and smoke into the sky. Authorities evacuated nearby villages as a precaution. Scientists are monitoring gas and seismic activity closely. #Volcano #Indonesia #DisasterPreparedness
⚒️🌋🧪
AP:
apnews.com/article/indo...
⚒️🌋🧪
AP:
apnews.com/article/indo...
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European project to make web search more open and ethical
The OpenWebSearch.eu consortium, which includes #CERN, has released a pilot of the first federated, pan-European Open Web Index, paving the way for a new generation of unbiased and ethical search engines.
🔗 home.cern/news/news/co...
The OpenWebSearch.eu consortium, which includes #CERN, has released a pilot of the first federated, pan-European Open Web Index, paving the way for a new generation of unbiased and ethical search engines.
🔗 home.cern/news/news/co...
June 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
European project to make web search more open and ethical
The OpenWebSearch.eu consortium, which includes #CERN, has released a pilot of the first federated, pan-European Open Web Index, paving the way for a new generation of unbiased and ethical search engines.
🔗 home.cern/news/news/co...
The OpenWebSearch.eu consortium, which includes #CERN, has released a pilot of the first federated, pan-European Open Web Index, paving the way for a new generation of unbiased and ethical search engines.
🔗 home.cern/news/news/co...
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I wasn’t a Duran Duran fan as to be SLeB sounded like he was straining on the bog but man Nick Rhodes was everything 80s. In a good way.
#totp
#totp
May 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I wasn’t a Duran Duran fan as to be SLeB sounded like he was straining on the bog but man Nick Rhodes was everything 80s. In a good way.
#totp
#totp
May 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I never tire of this.
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
May 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I never tire of this.
Yesterday I was reading a list of “songs where the singer is out of tune” and it was basically my record collection so that’s obviously a thing for me.
*cries in out of tune*
*cries in out of tune*
April 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Yesterday I was reading a list of “songs where the singer is out of tune” and it was basically my record collection so that’s obviously a thing for me.
*cries in out of tune*
*cries in out of tune*
In happier interesting news…
Top quarks and a charming Higgs! CMS conducts the ✨first-ever✨ search for a Higgs boson decaying to charm quarks, when it is produced with two top quarks 🥳
Read the briefing: cms.cern/news/topping...
#physics #physicsnews #research
Read the briefing: cms.cern/news/topping...
#physics #physicsnews #research
April 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
In happier interesting news…
Yet another cracking 80s #totp which leaves me questioning everything I ever knew. Nolans, Foster & Allan, Killing Joke, Goombay Dance Band, Chas & Dave… but here’s the Associates on the play out! For the win.
March 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Yet another cracking 80s #totp which leaves me questioning everything I ever knew. Nolans, Foster & Allan, Killing Joke, Goombay Dance Band, Chas & Dave… but here’s the Associates on the play out! For the win.
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Writing our name in the history books.
March 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Writing our name in the history books.
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Nice Faraday’s notebook news www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Unearthed notebooks shed light on Victorian genius who inspired Einstein
Michael Faraday’s illustrated notes that show how radical scientist began his theories at London’s Royal Institution to go online
www.theguardian.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Nice Faraday’s notebook news www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Watching Depeche Mode on BBC4 & remembering my mum’s alarm at this poster adorning my walls.
If only she’d known what was to come 😂
#teammartin #always
If only she’d known what was to come 😂
#teammartin #always
March 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Watching Depeche Mode on BBC4 & remembering my mum’s alarm at this poster adorning my walls.
If only she’d known what was to come 😂
#teammartin #always
If only she’d known what was to come 😂
#teammartin #always
Ah, Master & Servant-era DM, terrifying parents who previously thought they were nice young men in suits. Fletch not quite getting the memo. Martin looking hawt. #depechemode
March 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Ah, Master & Servant-era DM, terrifying parents who previously thought they were nice young men in suits. Fletch not quite getting the memo. Martin looking hawt. #depechemode
Distinctly remember watching this DM performance at a friend’s house and all taking the mick out of Dave’s limping dance #depechemode
March 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Distinctly remember watching this DM performance at a friend’s house and all taking the mick out of Dave’s limping dance #depechemode
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Pubs of Scotland: Radar's in Aberdeen, 1980s. American diner-style bar on Belmont Street. Pic: Press & Journal
February 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Pubs of Scotland: Radar's in Aberdeen, 1980s. American diner-style bar on Belmont Street. Pic: Press & Journal
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The leadership of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest multidisciplinary science organisation, has issued dire warnings about the Trump administration’s actions to scientists and researchers.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/aaas-le...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/aaas-le...
AAAS leadership speaks out against Trump administration’s attacks on science
President of world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society warns that next month could be most important in history of US science
www.chemistryworld.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The leadership of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest multidisciplinary science organisation, has issued dire warnings about the Trump administration’s actions to scientists and researchers.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/aaas-le...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/aaas-le...
Left the room after TOTP, came back and it looks like Pat Butcher has joined Girls Aloud.
What did I just eat/drink? Appear to be wildly tripping.
#totp (leftovers)
What did I just eat/drink? Appear to be wildly tripping.
#totp (leftovers)
February 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Left the room after TOTP, came back and it looks like Pat Butcher has joined Girls Aloud.
What did I just eat/drink? Appear to be wildly tripping.
#totp (leftovers)
What did I just eat/drink? Appear to be wildly tripping.
#totp (leftovers)
Watching old ToTP on BBC4 and god this is a great one. Dead or Alive, Killing Joke, Smiths (How Soon Is Now?), Colourfield. I can FEEL 1985. #totp
February 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Watching old ToTP on BBC4 and god this is a great one. Dead or Alive, Killing Joke, Smiths (How Soon Is Now?), Colourfield. I can FEEL 1985. #totp
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For those who missed it: Elon Musk, the Royal Society, and me
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deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
Why I have resigned from the Royal Society
The Royal Society is a venerable institution founded in 1660, whose original members included such eminent men as Christopher Wren, Robert H...
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November 27, 2024 at 8:36 AM
For those who missed it: Elon Musk, the Royal Society, and me
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...