Andy Smith

@evilokapi
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I'm a beamline scientist at the UK national synchrotron, Diamond Light Source.
I help academics and industrial scientists learn more about the nanoscale structure of materials.
I also like cats.
Socialist. Politically leftist.
Selfish people make me sweary.
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3745-7082
Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IGh6hZ4AAAAJ
Show threadAndy SmithNov 25, 2024
@doc Yes, but I also remember that they contained fucking massive capacitors that could vaporise you if handled incorrectly.
Andy SmithSep 7, 2023
Rapidly coming to the conclusion that the best shielding material for medium-hard energy X-rays isn't lead, or tungsten. It's silver.
Easy to work, non-toxic, no annoying fluorescence to deal with. And Shiny!
Show threadAndy SmithAug 27, 2023
@doc Something to simulate with Ultima ratio. Should have a reasonably funky SAS signal, if monodisperse.
Andy SmithAug 24, 2023
IUCr meeting in 2029 confirmed for Berlin.
@doc, we should probably make plans for some sort of scattering takeover...
Show threadAndy SmithAug 15, 2023
@doc me too!
Although I can't help but think a backup plan is a good idea. Any chance we could borrow the APS set of crystals?
Show threadAndy SmithAug 15, 2023
@doc Shiny!
Andy SmithAug 15, 2023
@doc A parcel, festooned in 'Fragile' tape, from Crystal Scientific. I wonder what could be inside?
Andy SmithJul 24, 2023
Especially for @[email protected], a topical meme.
Andy SmithJul 21, 2023
Dr. ir. Brian R. PauwJul 21, 2023
New blog post; trying to figure out everything we would need to traceably document scientific findings: https://lookingatnothing.com/index.php/archives/3574
Traceable, trustworthy science: tackling metadata holistically

Time to thoroughly tackle a tough topic: trust and traceability in science. I’m sure we won’t tackle it for science in general, but at least we can think about it in the framework of th…

Looking At Nothing
Andy SmithJul 16, 2023

We've signed a trade deal, with countries on the other side of the globe, that's worth £1.8Bn over the next ten years? 0.08% increase to GDP.

But leaving the EU has cost us a 4% hit to GDP already...

*Slow clap*