Press


Below is a non-exhaustive list of articles, interviews and tv snippets where I have been featured, my work has featured or I've made some other contribution.

2024

Forbes

The Schmidt Science Fellows For 2024 Are Announced - Link

John O'Groat Journal

Wick man recognised as one of the ‘most outstanding early-career scientists in the world - Link

MSN News

Scientists make breakthrough while investigating potential of solar panels: 'We figured some other ways to capture more solar energy' - Link

Optica

Peering Into Solar Windows - Link

Tech Xplore

Reimagining the future of solar energy - Link

Science Daily

Reimagining the future of solar energy - Link

AZO Cleantech

Exploring Luminescent Solar Concentrators in Practical Settings - Link

Clean Technica

Using Machine Learning & Neural Networks to Maximize Solar Energy Globally - Link

Lab Manager

Using Machine Learning & Neural Networks to Maximize Solar Energy Globally - Link

Climate Insider

Scientists Figure Out a Way to Capture More Solar Energy - Link

The Mirage

Envisioning Solar Energy's Future - Link

SCiTech Daily

Scientists Have Reimagined the Future of Solar Energy - Link

MIT.nano

Student-led event brings together micro and nano communities across academia and industry - Link

Beyond Cavendish Research

Interview - Link

2023

DW News - LIVE TV INTERVIEW

Scientists have found a way to extract energy from photosynthesis | DW News - Link

Northern Times

Wick scientist talks of plant hack that could revolutionise renewable energy generation - Link

Varsity

How natural scientists joined forces to reveal how plants work - Link

Phys.Org

Photosynthesis 'hack' could lead to new ways of generating renewable energy - Link

Popular Science

Tiny, fast lasers are unlocking the mysteries of photosynthesis - Link

Gizmodo

Scientists See Photosynthesis Happening in Detail, Thanks to New Laser Technique - Link

CNET

Power From Plants? Newly Discovered Photosynthesis 'Leak' Means More Juice - Link

CNET [French]

Des scientifiques ont découvert une « fuite » dans la photosynthèse qui pourrait révolutionner les carburants durables - Link

SciTech Daily

Ingenious Photosynthesis “Hack” Paves Way for Renewable Energy Breakthroughs - Link

talker

Scientists ‘hack’ photosynthesis to harness renewable energy - Link

The Brighter Side of News

Game-changing discovery taps into photosynthesis for renewable energy production - Link

"This is a significant breakthrough in the field of photosynthesis," said Dr. Rachel Smith, a researcher from the University of Manchester. "The ability to extract an electrical charge at the best possible point in photosynthesis could pave the way for the development of new technologies that could help us transition to a more sustainable future."

<2023

Caithness Courier

Wick student tells of supportive role at Westminster - Link

The Cambridge Independent

Artificial intelligence debated at the Cambridge Union - with an AI ‘speaker’ - Link

BBC

Tesco and a strange bit of poetry - Link

Trended at 6th most read in the UK.

The Courier

Fife is the final frontier for NASA man - Link

Tomi Baikie was instrumental in organising the visit to Fife.

The Guardian

'Grocery rhymes: how poetry has flourished in supermarket aisles - Link

In this article I am compared to Allen Ginsberg

The Telegraph

Tesco goes the extra mile with poetic reply to disappointed students - Link

Daily Mail

'Dear ladies please dry your tears, we'll still sell popcorn for many more years!' Students sent sonnet to Tesco bosses who then replied in the form of a poem - Link

Daily Record

'Disappointed students write poem of complaint after Tesco stop stocking favourite popcorn.. and receive rhyming reply - Link

Metro

Tesco just won at customer service with this epic Shakespearean sonnet letter - Link

The Scotsman

Students’ popcorn sonnet matched by Tesco chiefs - Link

Buzzfeed

Tesco Just Nailed Customer Service With This Amazing Poem - Link

Daily Star

Students popcorn poem gets rhyming reply from Tesco - Link

ITV

Students get poetic reply to sonnet complaint to Tesco - Link

The Poetry Foundation

Students get poetic reply to sonnet complaint to Tesco - Link

The Tab/ Getty Images

Everything you should do before leaving the Bubble - Link

The Tab/ Getty Images

Raisin: In photos - Link

BBC

Scotland watches the partial solar eclipse - Link

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Building 13-3041, MIT, 02139, USA

Solve the following for my email address. Let \(\phi \) be the golden ratio, i.e. \(\phi = \frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2} \). Then let \(x = \phi^{2}-\phi \). My email is then tb\(x\)@mit.edu

Solve the following for my British phone number. Let \( y =(0!+0!+0!)! \) and \(z = 2!\), where \( ! \) is the factorial operator. My number is then 07900\(zyy\)808

My Ameriocan number is then (6\(x\)7)-\(308\)-5\(y\)5\(y\)

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