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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Assistant Professor in the Dept M3 @uniofnottingham.bsky.social: Milling expert researching low carbon fuels, mechanochemistry, critical raw materials and life cycle analysis. Rocket science is simple; it&#39;s the engineering that&#39;s hard</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/drorlawilliams.bsky.social</link><title>@drorlawilliams.bsky.social - Dr Orla Williams </title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/drorlawilliams.bsky.social/post/3mt2ddzq6uk2q</link><description>Purr Minister is back for 2026! 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