Physics World Weekly Podcast

281 Episodes

1. How the Web went global after arriving in Silicon Valley from CERN

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 16/09/2021
18. Pondering cosmic mysteries with Paul Davies, tandem solar cells could soon be on your roof

    Published: 09/09/2021
19. Why fusion power could rely on high-temperature superconductors, China’s ambitious exploration of space

    Published: 02/09/2021
20. How to build an artificial brain, future is bright for hybrid perovskite solar cells

    Published: 26/08/2021