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Tomas Martin
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Associate Professor in Materials Physics at the University of Bristol. Editor-in-Chief of Materials Today Communications. Father of a toddler and a cat, husband. Science fiction author, miniature painter, climber, nerd. He/him
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Time to make 2024 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread. If you like these, the second edition of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon is new this year. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website until end of October. www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...

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A great new paper today suggests that ENSO variability could increase by ~20% in the future. In our 2023 analysis we calculated that this change could cost the global economy more than $80 trillion over the rest of the century. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Okay, as promised long ago, the Uranium Glass & Fiestaware post. Eventually, I'll get a better pic of the tiles at Union Station in there than one from the toilet company. Special shouts out to @cherylrofer.bsky.social@ihazrabies.bsky.social who can now buy more uranium glass.

Fiestaware & Uranium Glass - Funranium Labs
Fiestaware & Uranium Glass - Funranium Labs

TL;DR version - It's perfectly safe to possess Fiestaware & uranium glass in your home and to consume food or drink that isn't acidic with/from/on intact specimens. If you have broken glass or ceramic...

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remember that weird little Titan submersible that imploded, killing some billionaires last year? well, the US Coast Guard released more documentation, including photos, so let's take a look! 🧵

annotated photo of the Titan with major components labeled. titanium dome, titanium ring, carbon fiber hull, thrusters, drop weights, viewing port...
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Post a perfect album from when you were 21: Two of my key musical taste milestones right here.

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NaNoWriMo proudly undermining the one core principle that NaNo absolutely got right: you have to write lots and lots and lots of junk to gain the skills to be a novelist. Telling a robot to do it for you means your skill level will stay at zero forever. There is no shortcut for anyone.

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Tomas Martin
@darrkespur.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Materials Physics at the University of Bristol. Editor-in-Chief of Materials Today Communications. Father of a toddler and a cat, husband. Science fiction author, miniature painter, climber, nerd. He/him
551 followers1.7k following25 posts