Ross Gillanders

Physicist, but on here mostly films, politics, and bad patter.

[Ross Gillanders @GillandersRoss]

Happy to share our latest @StAndrewsOsc @PhysAstroStAnd paper on thermal control of explosive sensors for reversibility, in collaboration with SWEDEC in Eksjö. Open access!

https://t.co/Ljq2OpYbJM

[Ross Gillanders @GillandersRoss]

...and fuck-all will happen.

[The National @ScotNational]

NEW: John Swinney has said he is ready to work with Sinn Fein and Plaid Cymru to 'change the dynamics of the United Kingdom' as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland could all elect nationalist governments for the first time

[St Andrews Innovation @St_AInnovation]

💡 Success Story: Ross Gillanders, Founder of Lightwater Sensors

The St Andrews Innovation Fellowship helped Ross focus fully on commercialisation, build networks, and bring his research to market.

📖 Read his full story: https://t.co/LXiWS8rFd9

#Innovation #Entrepreneurship

[Alan Ferrier @alanferrier]

A YouGov poll of six major European nations between June 12th and 27th 2025 has found that voters in the EU would overwhelmingly support bringing an independent Scotland into the bloc.
https://t.co/PFZXATnlN5

[Scottish Water Horizons @SW_Horizons]

How do you know your waste water tech is market-ready? 💡 Test it in live waste water conditions.

Lightwater Sensors ran a 3-month trial with us. The result? Accurate readings, minimal biofouling & reliable data.

Ready to test your tech? Let’s talk.
👉https://t.co/TzDEbT0Eeh

[Ross Gillanders @GillandersRoss]

Incredible. It's 2025 and they're coming out with 2013's Greatest Hits.

[STV News @STVNews]

Scotland can have 'best of both worlds' with devolution, new report says.
https://t.co/hhVLByXvZq

[Marwan🇲🇦🇬🇧 @MarwanData]

The BBC's Projected National Share in GB translates into the following seat tally:

➡️REF: 376 (+371)
🌹LAB: 113 (-299)
🔸LD: 71 (-1)
🌳CON: 12 (-109)
🟢Green: 5 (+1)

Reform Majority of 100.

[Ross Gillanders @GillandersRoss]

I'm sure the SNP will seize this opportunity for independence with the same vigour as they did with Brexit, Johnson, Truss, etc. Will be the same patter in a few years with PM Farage.

[The SNP @theSNP]

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[Ross Gillanders @GillandersRoss]

View from the conference coffee break:

[Paisley Heritage SCIO @PaisleyHeritage]

The Bull Inn 1974

[Ross Gillanders @GillandersRoss]

@ChrisMcQueer_ @WaterstonesGla Picked one up in Toppings - sorry I couldn't make it to the event in the end, had to get up the road. Read it over the weekend, excellent stuff!

[Ross Gillanders @GillandersRoss]

@ChrisMcQueer_ Saw you'll be in St Andrews - will hopefully make it, coming back up from London on the train that day!

[Photonics & Quantum Accelerator @PhotonicsQA]

Academics meet industry today at our co-creation workshop at @UofGARC!

We're diving into technical challenges, infrastructure needs, skills development, and public engagement—all with a focus on growing the #photonics sector in #Scotland.

[St_Andrews_OSC @StAndrewsOsc]

Congratulations to Sagarika, Edward, Graham, and @GillandersRoss for their paper "Optical Sensing of Water Contaminants Using Organic Semiconductors" that was presented at @IEEEFLEPS
DOI: 10.1109/FLEPS61194.2024.10603635
@LightwaterSens

[Angus B MacNeil 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @AngusBMacNeil]

With support for Scottish independence at between 54% to 59% -

A reminder that the SNP could now call an election on the question of independence.

There is nothing the SNP can do after an election that they can't do now, if they are serious about independence.

[Ross Gillanders @GillandersRoss]

This is a first for me - a can of sparkling (desalinated) sea water.

[The National @ScotNational]

The extent of unexploded ordnance littering Syria will be 'massive' and poses a particular threat to children returning to the country, a Scottish landmine-clearing leader has warned

https://t.co/btpW8PkHvM

[St_Andrews_OSC @StAndrewsOsc]

Yesterday the OSO group held their annual Christmas dinner, celebrating another year of successful research. This years celebration featured the HO HO HOLED Christmas hat modelled by Thomas. Happy holidays!

[Paisley Heritage SCIO @PaisleyHeritage]

Paisley's Christmas Lights in 1955

[Ross Gillanders @GillandersRoss]

Had lunch today in the Texas Chilli Parlour, where they filmed Death Proof:

[Ross Gillanders @GillandersRoss]

In Austin for work, here's a few snaps from last night and today: