Physics World Weekly Podcast

266 Episodes

1. How a longhorn beetle could help keep you cool, the pros and cons of online conferences

   Published: 16/07/2020
2. David Leckrone on his 33 years with the Hubble Space Telescope mission, Twitter poster conference takes off

   Published: 09/07/2020
3. The emotions of discovery, the quantum TV thriller Devs, nanosponges take on COVID-19

   Published: 02/07/2020
4. Mailing undergraduate lab experiments to students stuck at home, how to run a physics conference on Zoom

   Published: 25/06/2020
5. Neutrons join the battle against COVID-19, firm aims for a million-qubit quantum computer, cyanobacteria power a solar cell

   Published: 18/06/2020
6. Why ultrafast is ultra-good for medical imaging, helping children learn physics at home, the Cheerios effect

   Published: 11/06/2020
7. Why the SpaceX/NASA launch is so important, how to be a successful physics YouTuber

   Published: 04/06/2020
8. Exploring the philosophical, historical and sociological dimensions of physics, researchers ponder their return to the lab as lockdown lifts

   Published: 28/05/2020
9. Far-ultraviolet light could fight the next pandemic, assessing the physics in a sci-fi blockbuster, how to detect a black hole in the solar system

   Published: 21/05/2020
10. Happy 60th to the laser, European geoscientists gather online, choosing a plastic-free wrapper for Physics World

    Published: 14/05/2020
11. Diamond defects dazzle as quantum technologies, physicist shares his secrets for winning BBC quiz

    Published: 07/05/2020
12. The physics and genetics of a butterfly’s stunning structural colour, how COVID-19 is affecting the provision of radiation therapy

    Published: 30/04/2020
13. Neutrinos provide insight into why matter dominates the universe, celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 30th birthday

    Published: 23/04/2020
14. Marie Curie film struggles to portray the miracle of discovery, revealing the answers to our physics trivia quiz

    Published: 16/04/2020
15. Creating a carbon neutral world, a linac simulator for training medical physicists, avoiding blackouts in a solar super-storm

    Published: 09/04/2020
16. Remembering Philip Anderson, meeting an extragalactic astronomer who advises the government

    Published: 02/04/2020
17. Doing physics in the pandemic, plasmas for food and agriculture, top career tips from leading physicists

    Published: 26/03/2020
18. Physics joins the fight against the coronavirus, philosophical differences of physics and chemistry, escape to an exotic exoplanet

    Published: 19/03/2020
19. Harnessing the power of the oceans, careers tips, and a close look at terahertz technologies

    Published: 12/03/2020
20. Coronavirus hits the conference calendar, physicists excel in ‘deep tech’ start-up challenge, remembering Freeman Dyson

    Published: 05/03/2020