Physics World Weekly Podcast

A podcast by Physics World - Thursdays

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288 Episodes

  1. Laser-powered photonic circuits drive displays, double-anonymous peer review takes on gender bias, International Year of Glass hits its stride

    Published: 10/03/2022
  2. Tracking space junk around the Moon, one teacher’s struggle to correct textbook errors

    Published: 03/03/2022
  3. Start-up simulates quantum photonics devices, a physicist’s experience of the mental-health system

    Published: 24/02/2022
  4. Time crystals go large, challenges of quantum optimization, physics careers in 2022

    Published: 17/02/2022
  5. Ion-based quantum computers could boost battery performance, how fuel cells are decarbonizing energy

    Published: 10/02/2022
  6. Physics buildings: the good, the bad and the ugly; breaking the silence on bullying and harassment

    Published: 03/02/2022
  7. Achieving success in research collaborations, celebrating the UN International Year of Glass

    Published: 27/01/2022
  8. How the Web went global after arriving in Silicon Valley from CERN

    Published: 20/01/2022
  9. The science and scientists of Don’t Look Up, low-cost optical technique is improving healthcare

    Published: 13/01/2022
  10. Exploring Pluto’s changing atmosphere by chasing its shadow on Earth

    Published: 06/01/2022
  11. Meet the winners of the Physics World 2021 Breakthrough of the Year award

    Published: 16/12/2021
  12. Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2021: a lively round-up of the year’s best physics results

    Published: 09/12/2021
  13. Cutting through the quantum hype, why the Stark effect should be renamed

    Published: 02/12/2021
  14. Materials science conserves 500-year-old warship, new gravitational-wave discoveries by LIGO–Virgo

    Published: 25/11/2021
  15. Clever aerodynamics makes owls silent hunters, why 2025 should be the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology

    Published: 18/11/2021
  16. Quantum start-up targets single photons, perovskite pioneers bag Rank Prize

    Published: 11/11/2021
  17. COP26 special: energy innovation, sustainable cities and carbon capture

    Published: 04/11/2021
  18. COP26 special: extreme heat, cloud mysteries and climate tipping points

    Published: 28/10/2021
  19. Donna Strickland on her life-changing Nobel prize, previewing #BlackInPhysics week, nuclear fusion in stars

    Published: 21/10/2021
  20. Why nuclear should be part of our net-zero-carbon future, green jobs for physicists, proton arc therapy

    Published: 14/10/2021

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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.