Phillip Broadwith

Business Editor for @chemistryworld, when I'm not dancing, cricketing or at the allotment. All opinions my own.

[Phillip Broadwith @broadwithp]

@chess_feed Knight to F5 (covers King's escape route)
Black moves queen or rook wherever
Rook to E3 - double check (rook and bishop) and mate

Definitely took me longer than 2min!

[Phillip Broadwith @broadwithp]

@CForoutanNejad Thanks for your input - I'm sorry this story hasn't met your expectations. I tried to convey that the identity of the materials involved remains unconfirmed. Iran has strongly refuted the perchlorate claims, but I suspect official confirmation of cause may take a while longer

[The Naked Scientists @NakedScientists]

What is mirror life? This episode features @broadwithp @ChemistryWorld on chirality; Jonathan Jarry @McGillOSS on mirror life; @geochurch @harvardmed and @MIT on risks; and @UniWestminster's @lewis_dartnell on astrobiology.

https://t.co/5LKwxWn0WV

[BertWeckhuysen @BWeckhuysen]

Reflecting on Two Decades of Change in Research

I became a @RoySocChem member in 2004, when Chemistry World was first launched. To mark @ChemistryWorld 20th anniversary, Phillip Broadwith asked 20 of us to look back at the last two decades of our careers in chemistry. Some interesting perspectives on the past period emerges from these 20 interviews.

"I think, as older academicians, sometimes we need to remember what that was like; that we, too, were students and young academics once. And at the same time, it’s important for students to realize that the professors were also once students like them – it’s like a mirror."

More Information: https://t.co/jLwUTPDRlQ

@UniUtrecht @ARCCBBC @mcecresearch

[Phillip Broadwith @broadwithp]

@DrSimEvans It seems a 'cycle' is involves heating a 'standardised load soaked with water' to check the cavity reaches the temperature set on the thermostat within the cycle duration (although neither the temp nor duration appear to be defined in the linked regs) https://t.co/6OFBRoyfbD

[Phillip Broadwith @broadwithp]

@DrSimEvans Looking at the load graph on my Solar invertor, I'd estimate that my oven uses ~its rated load while heating to temperature (~5-15min) followed by a much lower load (~400-500W) to maintain temperature (obvs somewhat dependent on set temp).

[Ian Tucker @tuckerian]

ATTENTION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY JOURNALISTS!
Are you interested in writing for the Observer? I am looking for new writers and ideas for the Science & Technology pages of the Observer New Review.
For an idea of the types of pieces we publish, please take a look at this thread…

[Phillip Broadwith @broadwithp]

@ZaltzCricket how often does this happen? - Alzarri Joseph and Jayden Seales have the exact same analysis after 9 overs each

[Phillip Broadwith @broadwithp]

This was a great article to work on - I had some absolutely fascinating conversations about the breadth of chemical endeavour, the evolution of various sectors over time, and the challenges ahead for the future.
Hoping the next 10 will be equally interesting and inspirational

[Chemistry World @ChemistryWorld]

It's been 20 years since Chemistry World first went into print. How has the world of chemistry changed in that time? @broadwithp asked chemists who became members of @RoySocChem in 2004 to look back at the last two decades of their careers!
https://t.co/hnSASEMKab

[The Naked Scientists @NakedScientists]

News podcast: @kkbaldwin238 @Columbia on brain function, Robert Nicholls @TyndallCentre on sinking cities, @SamStranks @StranksLab on semiconductors, @FulweilerLab @BU_Tweets and @broadwithp @ChemistryWorld on oil spills, and @DrTonyPadilla on coin games.

https://t.co/iZurcF0ICs

[Phillip Broadwith @broadwithp]

@Popher The fondant centre starts out hard, and softens over time (after manufacturing) because there's an enzyme (invertase) incorporated in it. The enzyme breaks down and softens the hard, crystalline sugar. Maybe this one didn't get enough invertase mixed in😞 https://t.co/azEfiwkHkY

[Phillip Broadwith @broadwithp]

@WG_RumblePants About 9 miles west in Cambourne (don't really want to share more than that on here - what's the best way to get in touch with you more privately to arrange?)

[Phillip Broadwith @broadwithp]

@WG_RumblePants If you come and collect them, then tbh you can have them for a donation of your choice to @Chance2Shine https://t.co/nZKpbEM4Dj
(If you'd rather I post them to you you'll need to cover the postage, as well)

[Chemistry World @ChemistryWorld]

Check out some February highlights from the past 20 years with @broadwithp! 2023's cover was inspired by Joseph Wright of Derby's painting The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus, and 2006's was about high-temperature superconductors – a technology still very much in the news now.

[Phillip Broadwith @broadwithp]

@professor_dave Hope none of them have cocked a snook at you yet!

[Phillip Broadwith @broadwithp]

@AdamLBrown3 @PoliticalGraham @villagemoments Not on a no-ball - could be run-out, but he's clearly not attempting a run

[Phillip Broadwith @broadwithp]

@PoliticalGraham @villagemoments It's a No-ball before that, because the keeper's gloves go in front of the stumps while the ball is live (Law 27.3 https://t.co/d3fNtwNitK)

[The Naked Scientists @NakedScientists]

News podcast: @StephenORahilly @Cambridge_Uni on nausea in pregnancy, @_richardblack @ECIU_UK on @COP28_UAE, @honeyguide @CamZoology on honeyguides, @broadwithp @ChemistryWorld on art, and @Astronomy_Matt @cambridge_astro takes on a galactic question.

https://t.co/owwHLTfVez

[Phillip Broadwith @broadwithp]

Nice surprise on arriving in the office today.
20 years of @RoySocChem membership (and 15 of those working on @ChemistryWorld)

Time flies...