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Will Wardley
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Photonics researcher, particularly nanofab and optical measurement system design, for visible, UV and THz metamaterials, biomimetic nanostructures and strong coupling in photonics.

I also like lots of sports and get annoyed by politicians...
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This cartoon does the rounds, but it's pretty good at capturing what you're describing.

Except, of course, here the left hand person isn't gleefully skipping rightwards.
Conservative game cartoon 3 panels. top; two figures, the right hand one says "let's meet in the middle Middle, both walk to the right, Bottom, repeats the top panel but now the middle is to the right of where the right was originally.
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Here was me and some colleagues at a UCU strike a few years ago in the UK. Hope you have a great day!
Group of scientists on a picket line with a sign, reads "cross products not pickets"
October 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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The side on view of the offside isn't what I'd call conclusive, mind
Photo of the offside decision to rule out England's goal against France, Women's Euros
July 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Just arrived, new book smell and all!
Copy of Mic Wright's new book, Breaking, sat on the envelope it arrived in.
June 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Partial eclipse through a "sophisticated" pinhole camera
Small hole in a bit of cardboard box Image of the partial eclipse formed by a basic pinhole camera
March 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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A fun little picture from the lab today; looking at FIBbed lattices on a @thorlabs.bsky.social USB camera for spectrometer alignment. One of an array I made, mostly line gratings but with one set 2D. Was pretty sure I had orientation right, but easy to get turned around, the reflected spot helped! 🧪
Picture of a bright spot of light surrounded by a pinkish halo featuring both horizontal and vertical stripes. This helps identify this as a 2D structure.
November 21, 2024 at 7:56 PM