Physics World Weekly Podcast
A podcast by Physics World - Thursdays
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266 Episodes
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Start-up simulates quantum photonics devices, a physicist’s experience of the mental-health system
Published: 24/02/2022 -
Time crystals go large, challenges of quantum optimization, physics careers in 2022
Published: 17/02/2022 -
Ion-based quantum computers could boost battery performance, how fuel cells are decarbonizing energy
Published: 10/02/2022 -
Physics buildings: the good, the bad and the ugly; breaking the silence on bullying and harassment
Published: 03/02/2022 -
Achieving success in research collaborations, celebrating the UN International Year of Glass
Published: 27/01/2022 -
How the Web went global after arriving in Silicon Valley from CERN
Published: 20/01/2022 -
The science and scientists of Don’t Look Up, low-cost optical technique is improving healthcare
Published: 13/01/2022 -
Exploring Pluto’s changing atmosphere by chasing its shadow on Earth
Published: 06/01/2022 -
Meet the winners of the Physics World 2021 Breakthrough of the Year award
Published: 16/12/2021 -
Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2021: a lively round-up of the year’s best physics results
Published: 09/12/2021 -
Cutting through the quantum hype, why the Stark effect should be renamed
Published: 02/12/2021 -
Materials science conserves 500-year-old warship, new gravitational-wave discoveries by LIGO–Virgo
Published: 25/11/2021 -
Clever aerodynamics makes owls silent hunters, why 2025 should be the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology
Published: 18/11/2021 -
Quantum start-up targets single photons, perovskite pioneers bag Rank Prize
Published: 11/11/2021 -
COP26 special: energy innovation, sustainable cities and carbon capture
Published: 04/11/2021 -
COP26 special: extreme heat, cloud mysteries and climate tipping points
Published: 28/10/2021 -
Donna Strickland on her life-changing Nobel prize, previewing #BlackInPhysics week, nuclear fusion in stars
Published: 21/10/2021 -
Why nuclear should be part of our net-zero-carbon future, green jobs for physicists, proton arc therapy
Published: 14/10/2021 -
Exploring the science behind the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics, travelling 13,000 km to become a medical physicist
Published: 07/10/2021 -
Tackling the big questions in physics with Jim Al-Khalili, how a physicist worked out why dinosaurs went extinct
Published: 30/09/2021
Physics World Weekly offers a unique insight into the latest news, breakthroughs and innovations from the global scientific community. Our award-winning journalists reveal what has captured their imaginations about the stories in the news this week, which might span anything from quantum physics and astronomy through to materials science, environmental research and policy, and biomedical science and technology. Find out more about the stories in this podcast by visiting the Physics World website. If you enjoy what you hear, then also check out our monthly podcast Physics World Stories, which takes a more in-depth look at a specific theme.