Thomas Albrecht
@teasactinides.bsky.social
University Distinguished Professor at the Colorado School of Mines. Jointly appointed at Idaho National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
I’ll never get used to this. From left to right: John Wagner, Director of Idaho National Laboratory. Katy Huff, former assistant secretary for nuclear energy. Some random guy they grabbed off a hiking trail. Rita Baranwal, VP at Westinghouse #AAAS #nuclear #fblockrocks #ChemSky
February 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I’ll never get used to this. From left to right: John Wagner, Director of Idaho National Laboratory. Katy Huff, former assistant secretary for nuclear energy. Some random guy they grabbed off a hiking trail. Rita Baranwal, VP at Westinghouse #AAAS #nuclear #fblockrocks #ChemSky
As we move to higher pressures centering samples by hand in diamond anvil cells is no longer possible. Meet our new micromanipulator. The hole on the screen is only 70 microns in diameter. #chemsky #bluesci #fblockrocks #highpressure #nuclear
February 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
As we move to higher pressures centering samples by hand in diamond anvil cells is no longer possible. Meet our new micromanipulator. The hole on the screen is only 70 microns in diameter. #chemsky #bluesci #fblockrocks #highpressure #nuclear
You're looking through a massively shielded window into the world's largest inert atmosphere hot cell where a closed fuel cycle was demonstrated for EBR-II. Even cooler is that the thing that looks like a scrub brush in the bottom right is the cathode from the process covered in uranium dendrimers.
January 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
You're looking through a massively shielded window into the world's largest inert atmosphere hot cell where a closed fuel cycle was demonstrated for EBR-II. Even cooler is that the thing that looks like a scrub brush in the bottom right is the cathode from the process covered in uranium dendrimers.
How things have changed…25 years ago nuclear was dead. Now it’s proudly proclaimed. Even though the color has been altered for the banner, that cone vial contained a sample of actinium used in nuclear medicine. The sample glowed blue. #nuclear #actinium #fblockrocks #actinides #Chemsky #Bluesci
December 17, 2024 at 12:51 PM
How things have changed…25 years ago nuclear was dead. Now it’s proudly proclaimed. Even though the color has been altered for the banner, that cone vial contained a sample of actinium used in nuclear medicine. The sample glowed blue. #nuclear #actinium #fblockrocks #actinides #Chemsky #Bluesci
Ok, here's mine #chemsky. Should I have limited the number of entries? Pretty cool seeing so many #transuranium elements highlighted. #fblockrocks
November 23, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Ok, here's mine #chemsky. Should I have limited the number of entries? Pretty cool seeing so many #transuranium elements highlighted. #fblockrocks
Me 1989. Miss the hair.
November 20, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Me 1989. Miss the hair.
Still the only well-characterized molecule containing #Californium in the +2 oxidation state. There will be more examples of these soon.
November 12, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Still the only well-characterized molecule containing #Californium in the +2 oxidation state. There will be more examples of these soon.