All articles by Phillip Broadwith – Page 4
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Research
Options expanded for origin of Earth’s water
Enstatite chondrite meteroites contain enough hydrogen to have supplied three to five times the total mass of water in Earth’s oceans
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Opinion
Facing the challenge of vaccine trials
Russia’s Covid-19 gamble is a stark contrast to even accelerated clinical programmes
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Opinion
Looking beyond the next wave
We need to apply lessons from Covid-19 to tackle antimicrobial resistance and climate change
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Podcast
The Alchemy of Us by Ainissa Ramirez – Book club
Materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez’s new book uncovers the human side of world-changing inventions
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Opinion
Hopes and fears for remdesivir
Available resources for testing coronavirus treatments need to be used wisely
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Review
Ingredients: The Strange Chemistry of What We Put In Us and On Us
George Zaidan’s first book sets out to disentangle the confusing – and often conflicting – advice surrounding everyday items from processed food to sunscreen and beyond.
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Podcast
Ingredients by George Zaidan – Book club
We discuss George Zaidan’s Ingredients, a book that promises to make chemistry more fun than Hogwarts
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Business
Getting ideas across
In a diverse industry like chemicals, we need to make sure we’re open to learning from unexpected angles.
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Opinion
Time for industry to show its humanity
Companies need to demonstrate community spirit in the face of the coronavirus pandemic
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Opinion
Fossil industries promise net emissions reductions
Can the oil industry really curb its carbon output fast enough to impact climate targets?
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Opinion
Startup EQRx claims it can revolutionise drug discovery
If it can deliver reasonable drugs at knock-down prices, will providers be convinced?
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Business
Deadly explosion at ethylene oxide plant in Spain
Two employees killed and seven others injured at Iqoxe plant in Tarragona
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Business
Two dead at US industrial tank cleaning site
Workers overcome by fumes in enclosed tanker truck
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Review
Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter’s Wolf: How the Elements Were Named
Accessible to chemists and non-chemists alike, this book traces the evolution of our understanding of the nature of matter itself
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Podcast
Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter’s Wolf by Peter Wothers – Book club
We talk about chemist Peter Wothers’ first popular science book that uncovers the surprising origins of the elements’ names
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Opinion
When should employees share profits from inventions?
Glucose monitor inventor wins £2m payout from Unilever after claiming his work provided ’outstanding benefit’
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Opinion
Is bankruptcy best for Purdue?
Many would prefer to see the Sackler family held personally liable, and the company wound down