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RSci Technician in materials science. Glass and ceramics are my thing but I also dabble with metals and textiles. Special interest in mental health awareness and neurodivergency. All opinions expressed are my own...
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The second flock to leave this week...

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The first flock have gone to their new homes 😢

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

A whole flock of birds cut and ground and ready to foil and solder...for those in my school taking voluntary severance or some of my favourite researchers coming to the end of their contracts 😢

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Hmm Lycurgus glass update....I have the jade green but not the red yet. Not sure if I have to fiddle with the redox or just wait longer in the heat treatment...

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Oooh look it's me again in the press - as the masked scientist 🤣🤣🤣...only I was making glass not a ceramic

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

I was initially pleased when it looked like Lego had gone across to paper bags for the contents...to find that they have gone to paper with plastic inside bags. So not recyclable in most UK councils waste streams then...sigh!

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

Is doing the maths to work out how much worse off I would be by taking voluntary redundancy compared to waiting it out and think I might be better waiting it out

submitted 105 days ago • 1 comment

Alfie has had a haircut and feels marvellous

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

Feels scary, but I have finally deactivated from the other place - too hate filled for me there now

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

I have been asked if I can make a glass article with colours similar to the Lycurgus Cup...it's going to be tricky but I'm up for a challenge #matsky

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

Splodge wants to know what's happening

submitted 109 days ago • 2 comments