Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 09/10/2026www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukPrize-winning image which sparked backlash was AI-generated, Nikon rulesThe camera-maker says it is now re-evaluating the rules and procedures of its Small World in Motion contest. 000
Reposted by Ben BuseDale Moulding @dalemoulding.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Having seen the news: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... thought I'd share a cilia movie captured at UCL GOS ICH with Eriomina Shahaj & Vanesa Papastavrou using simple DIC on a Nikon Ti2 with DIC at 60x1.4. 500 fps here slowed down 20 times. Processed with Nikon's denoiseAI and an unsharp mask in Fiji. 88823
Reposted by Ben BuseFlorian Jug @florianjug.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Just in case anyone here vibes with this: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comSign the open letter to Nikon Small World in MotionThe winning video in Nikon's 2026 Small World in Motion competition is captioned 'abnormal beating of airway cilia from a child with primary ciliary dyskinesia'. It has been seen worldwide, including ... 44130
Reposted by Ben BuseRage Against the Miocene @organiccarbon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.comMargaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom 0123
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 17/09/2026EMAS is going to be in Lausanne Info and key dates www.microbeamanalysis.eu/events/event...microbeamanalysis.euEMAS 2027 - 19th European Workshop on MODERN DEVELOPMENTS AND APPLICATIONS IN MICROBEAM ANALYSISFinal Announcement Scope of the Workshop series Round-table discussions Posters Early Career Scientists' session Abstracts Publication Workshop language Key dates EMAS bursaries Ex... 100
Reposted by Ben BuseWorld Weather Attribution @wwattribution.bsky.social · 17/09/2026NEW: Climate change is influencing many of the likely drivers behind the devastating rock and ice collapse on the northern Nepalese border last month. 🧵👇(1/6) 111079
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 10/09/2026divestuss.org/2026/09/10/u...divestuss.orgUSS, climate and shareholder voting: engagement or obsequence?USS has recently upgraded its website to provide broader information on how it votes at shareholder meetings. Transparency about member’s investments is essential and this upgrade is welcome. The v… 000
Reposted by Ben BuseIAVCEI - International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry @iavcei.bsky.social · 04/08/2026🌋 July 2026 Compilation of Bulletin of Volcanology! 🌋 1️⃣3️⃣ "An initial dating of eruptive activity at Agua Volcano, Guatemala". Jackson et al. link.springer.com/article/10.1... (14/20) 111
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 03/09/2026And back from June Neave et al Estimating Fe valence in magmatic clinopyroxene crystals: Fe-XANES versus electron microprobe journals.uu.se/AGC/article/...journals.uu.se Estimating Fe valence in magmatic clinopyroxene crystals: Fe-XANES versus electron microprobe | Advances in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry 000
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 03/09/2026A paper by Julien, Anette and John on TDI correction www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.com 000
Reposted by Ben BuseMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 01/09/2026Summer 2026 is provisionally the UK’s warmest summer on record with the season’s mean temperature made around 130 times more likely due to human-induced climate change. Here, we delve into the numbers 🧵 5262168
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026And a temporary 6 month EPMA job in Sweden uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...uu.varbi.comSubstitute as Research Assistant at the National Microprobe LaboratoryThe Department of Earth Sciences is Sweden's most comprehensive academic environment for research and education in geoscience. It offers a broad range of expertise that can contribute to solving impor 000
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Who knew, ExxonMobil have an EPMA analyticalscience.wiley.com/careers/job/...analyticalscience.wiley.comElectron Microscopy Technologist - Spring, Texas, United States job with ExxonMobil | 15837About us At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world's largest... 110
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026www.ukri.org/opportunity/...ukri.orgEPSRC Strategic Infrastructure outlines: September 2026Apply for funding to purchase strategic infrastructure that will improve UK scientific capability and enable cutting-edge research of high priority to EPSRC. 000
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 24/08/2026divestuss.org/2026/08/24/u...divestuss.orgUpdate on USS investments (as of June 30th 2026)Every quarter USS publish a list of their investments. This comprises a full list (with valuations) of their ‘top 100 public investments’ and a searchable database of their smaller public inv… 000
Reposted by Ben BuseJérôme OLLIER @jeromeollier.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Deciphering the ocean's traces with a new microprobe - @geomarkiel.bsky.social www.geomar.de/en/news/arti...geomar.deDeciphering the ocean’s traces with a new microprobe18 August 2026/Kiel. GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has officially opened its new microprobe laboratory and commissioned a new electron microprobe. This enables researchers to analyse... 011
Reposted by Ben BuseJacob Aron @jjaron.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Intellectually I know this, but seeing it on a graph makes me wince www.ft.com/content/ec59... 8210103
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Seems very poor having this on a bank holiday weekend; expecting exhibitors to work (plus setup up time) and academics, when should be considering welfare and work balance 000
Reposted by Ben BuseDoug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026This is such a bad idea Rapid advancement of electric vehicles - tackles climate change, and in case anyone hasn’t noticed, Europe & UK are on fire - cuts consumer costs - lowers oil dependence, and in case anyone hasn’t noticed, there’s war in the Middle East www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comAndy Burnham moves to cut new EV sales targetsPossible cut from 80% down to as little as 50% could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions and comes amid UK heatwaves 69845
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Research Infrastructure Renewal www.ukri.org/opportunity/...ukri.orgResearch Infrastructure RenewalApply for capital funding to renew, replace and enhance capabilities for environmental science. The funding opportunity is for existing facilities, laboratories and other national capabilities which a... 000
Reposted by Ben BuseEd Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 31/07/2026The missing words in the climate conversation are not human-caused climate change, but fossil fuel emissions. By Hayley Fowler and myself: theconversation.com/was-this-hea...theconversation.com‘Was this heatwave caused by climate change?’ – we’re asking the wrong questionInstead of asking whether climate change caused a heatwave, we should ask how much hotter it became because of fossil fuel emissions. 4233100
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 11/08/2026And another from viewing M&M2026 proceedings - will SDD's ever be adopted within WDS academic.oup.com/mam/article/...academic.oup.comWDS-SD Can Improve our Understanding of the Physics of the WDS Spectrometer Allowing the Development of New DesignsThe electron probe microanalyser (EPMA) instrument has been around since the early 1960's. It utilises the X-ray microanalysis techniques of wavelength-dis 000
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Has anyone used the Quantitative Microanalysis Explorer or QME-Tool that Paul Carpenter presents? academic.oup.com/mam/article/...academic.oup.comEPMA Compositional Mapping and Analysis Using the Quantitative Microanalysis ExplorerWe continue development of the Quantitative Microanalysis Explorer (QME) with applications of EPMA quantitative stage mapping to study of extraterrestrial 100
Reposted by Ben BuseRage Against the Miocene @organiccarbon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026"We must show that reading gives access to an inexhaustible source of delight. But I worry, too, that we are limiting the meaning of the word pleasure. Learning is a strange and discomfiting experience; it’s a struggle and a frustration, and epiphanies are rare." www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...theguardian.com‘I hate what AI is doing to the minds and happiness of the young’: Katherine Rundell on the view from the classroomEducation is at a crossroads, argues the author and academic. Should we embrace new technology in the name of efficiency, or is it time to fight back? 054
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 30/07/2026deadline for submission: 23:59pm (CEST) Wednesday September 30th, 2026 Bastin PhD Thesis Award to promote and reward the interest in microbeam analysis and related techniques by young people in the early stages of a scientific or technical career www.microbeamanalysis.eu/activities/b...microbeamanalysis.euBastin PhD Thesis Award - EMAS - European Microbeam Analysis SocietyEMAS - The European Microbeam Analysis Society. Education, Communication and Innovation. EMAS is a society run for and by scientists. 011
Reposted by Ben BuseKevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Open letter to the PM on Rosebank & Jackdaw oil and gas fields, covered in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/... Full letter here: climateuncensored.com/letter-to-th... 1215597
Reposted by Ben BuseKirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Earlier this year UKRI launched a funding call to invest £40M in ONE AI lab. www.ukri.org/opportunity/... For some unknown reason they decided to fund TWO AI labs at the cost of £60M. An extra £20M. Just found. That's the equivalent of 7 more years of Jodrell Bank. www.ukri.org/news/ukri-la...ukri.orgUKRI launches two AI research labs to stay ahead in global raceTwo new labs will back British researchers to develop next generation artificial intelligence (AI) systems, helping secure the UK’s position as a global leader. 10433250
Reposted by Ben BuseLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 27/07/2026++BREAKING++ The Daily Telegraph has... *rubs eyes* ...published something sensible about climate change: "I’m coming to the view that the Online Right is going wrong, eschewing compassion or charm, talking itself into corners of angry irrelevance. Take climate change." 1011186392
Reposted by Ben BuseJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I know it's not the biggest news of the day, but I just spotted this... One of Keir Starmer's last acts in Govt is this: Laying legislation that will legalise 'plug-in solar' (aka balcony solar) panels in Britain It means plug-in solar panels do not (legally) have to be wired in by an electrician.statutoryinstruments.parliament.ukTimeline - SI 2026/848 - Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994 and Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2026 - Statutory Instruments - UK Parl...Timeline for Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994 and Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16738254
Reposted by Ben BuseJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Starmer's exit speech was solid and impressive, but am as bemused as ever at the failure to slot in half a line on 'leading the world on climate action and laying the foundations for a modern and secure clean energy system' into the list of achievements. 5474
Reposted by Ben BuseGrantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 13/07/2026⚠️More than 2,700 excess deaths estimated in England and Wales during May and June heatwaves 🌡️ Climate change added between 3-4°C to maximum temperatures and is estimated to be responsible for about 42% of the deaths across both heatwaves 🧵 38562
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I'm away at a meeting, but it's good to see this being run www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...tickettailor.comBook your place – People's Emergency Briefing: Community Screening – Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, University of BristolPeople's Emergency Briefing: Community Screening – Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Road, University of Bristol, Thu 9 Jul 2026 - What’s happening with climate and nature, and what does it mean for everyday l... 000
Reposted by Ben BuseCovering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 27/06/2026Global temperatures will keep climbing until fossil fuels are phased out.buff.lyEurope’s Heatwave Foreshadows Worse to ComeThis week a brutal heatwave is shattering heat records in Europe, but it’s worth recalling that last summer the same thing happened in Asia. China, Japan, and Korea suffered their hottest summers on… 48233
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Why was James Evans selected to chair Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee for Senedd? senedd.wales/senedd-now/s...senedd.walesCommittees confirmed for the Seventh SeneddThe Welsh Parliament is the democratically elected body that represents the interests of Wales and its people. Commonly known as the Senedd, it makes laws for Wales, agrees Welsh taxes and holds the W... 000
Reposted by Ben BuseCarbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 25/06/2026Guest post: How US renewable-energy growth persists despite federal policy uncertainty ✍️ written by @aliciaszhao.bsky.social Nate Hultman, Dhruv Modi and Tyler Stotland Read here: buff.ly/jfRABd4 13316
Reposted by Ben BuseSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 25/06/2026NEW ANALYSIS: UK sales of electric vehicles just overtook petrol cars for the first time What's that you say? Something something demand, something something ZEV mandate? Take a look at the data: www.carbonbrief.org/... 9649226
Reposted by Ben BuseOscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Wrote this for The Guardian based on our recent report. Football has a longstanding relationship to fossil capital. But the sportswashing enabled by FIFA in recent years reaches new levels and forms a key part of petrostate foreign and energy policy. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...theguardian.comThe Hotspot | Aramco’s petrodollar backing of World Cup leaves stain of sportswashingIn today’s newsletter: How Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant is embedding fossil fuels as a crucial part of the world’s biggest sport 22915
Reposted by Ben BuseEd Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 20/06/2026Every stripe tells a story. Of changing seasons. Of rising temperatures. Of a warming world that is already affecting our landscapes, our food & our future. But this story isn't finished. The choices we make today will shape the world inherited by the next generations. #ShowYourStripes 012560
Reposted by Ben BuseClimate Change Committee @thecccuk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Our latest assessment of the UK’s progress in reducing emissions is out. The headline: Electrification would save people money, but government action is falling short of making these savings a reality. 🎥 Watch our explainer video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na8v... ⬇️youtube.comProgress in reducing emissions 2026 report to ParliamentYouTube video by Climate Change Committee 33121
Reposted by Ben BuseLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 24/06/2026++BREAKING++ Leading climate scientists in the UK have written to senior editors in broadcast media - and OFCOM and IPSO: "To express our concern about recent media coverage of extreme weather, climate change and net-zero and to urge you…to inform public audiences of the scientific links" 451588792
Reposted by Ben BuseKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 23/06/2026Excellent news - at London Climate Action Week, the UN Secretary General calls time on the tech industry hiding its climate and environmental impacts www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... 19839
Reposted by Ben BuseMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 23/06/2026As London Climate Action Week returns to the capital, this week’s extreme temperatures are a reminder to all of us of the urgent task of scaling up action and strengthening public trust in climate policies. London is leading not only on climate action, but on defending the facts. 514624
Reposted by Ben BuseWolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 19/06/2026‘…due to climate change’ as the standard formulation in news reports about the heatwave is better than nothing. The monotonous ‘due to climate change’ carries the risk, though, of presenting climate change as something that just so happens and that can’t be stopped. We can stop global warming. 1238
Reposted by Ben BuseSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 15/06/2026NEW ANALYSIS: Amid reports the govt is poised to water down EV targets, the UK's EV drivers are saving more than £1,100 each a year – and £3bn in total Plug-in hybrids, which could be pushed to make up for lower BEV sales, save three times less ££ www.carbonbrief.org/... 913059
Reposted by Ben BuseRichard Hebditch @richard.hebditch.org · 11/06/2026"The electrification of cars and vans is set to almost halve the UK’s reliance on oil imports between 2024 and 2040. But if the UK were to weaken the...zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, it could increase its cumulative petrol and diesel consumption by 28 million tonnes." bsky.app/profile/gree... 246
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Microprobe job in US deadline 10th June, sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...sjobs.brassring.comSenior Electron Microscopy Scientist - Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC - Job DetailsJob Details: As the Savannah River Site’s management and operations contractor since 2008, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions 032
Reposted by Ben BuseCarbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 29/05/2026NEW – AI boom means US is now ‘investing more’ in fossil-fuel power than China | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/Sg9ye9N 18670
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I'd never heard of MethodX journal. Clémentine Hamelin taking PFE quant maps processing futher in excel and putting into QGIS www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comQuantitative mapping of geological samples by electron microprobe using mean atomic number (MAN) background corrections: method application, data processing and visualizationElectron probe microanalysis (EPMA) and wavelength dispersive spectroscopy (WDS) are ubiquitous tools for chemical analysis of geological samples. Ana… 010
Ben Buse @microprobe-ben.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Quantitative combined EDS-WDS x-ray mapping now possible smf.probesoftware.com/index.php?ms...smf.probesoftware.comJEOL EDS data cube - Page 4JEOL EDS data cube - Page 4 100
Reposted by Ben BuseBeech @beech-bristol.bsky.social · 25/05/2026This is interesting from @climatecentral.org 001
