Physics World Weekly Podcast

284 Episodes

1. Ion-based quantum computers could boost battery performance, how fuel cells are decarbonizing energy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 14/10/2021
17. Exploring the science behind the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics, travelling 13,000 km to become a medical physicist

    Published: 07/10/2021
18. Tackling the big questions in physics with Jim Al-Khalili, how a physicist worked out why dinosaurs went extinct

    Published: 30/09/2021
19. How the US keeps its nuclear secrets and what it reveals, double anonymous peer review boosts inclusion

    Published: 23/09/2021
20. Probing the origins of the universe, using plasmonic tweezers to manipulate tiny objects

    Published: 16/09/2021