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Physics World Weekly Podcast

Physics World

100 episodes

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.

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  1. Theorists use cloud-based Bose–Einstein condensate to study tunnelling

    · 25 min

    Quantum experiment is controlled from thousands of kilometres away

  2. Ignacio Cirac: Newton Medal winner looks to the future of quantum technology

    · 30 min

    Quantum pioneer calls for more investment in Europe’s quantum industries

  3. Francis Halzen and IceCube: why neutrinos keep attracting Nobel prizes

    · 49 min

    Neutrino expert Kirsty Duffy is our podcast guest

  4. Nobel predictions, national firsts and the remarkable story of CV Raman

    · 49 min

    We chat about the Nobel Prize in Physics in this podcast

  5. Pathways to commercial and academic success in medical physics

    · 32 min

    Nick Zacharopoulos, CEO of Aktina Medical, is our podcast guest

  6. Creating better batteries for electricity grids

    · 23 min

    The applied scientist Lin Ma is our podcast guest

  7. Porous material offers the benefits of graphene in 3D

    · 22 min

    Marco Caffio, the co-founder of iGii, is our podcast guest

  8. Finding careers in STEM and the weirdness of AI

    · 58 min

    Career consultant Alaina G Levine and AI researcher Janelle Shane are our podcast guests

  9. Gamma Knife radiosurgery brings precision treatment to benign brain conditions

    · 41 min

    This podcast features Katharine Hunt of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  10. The Quantum Kid: childhood curiosity makes physics more accessible

    · 35 min

    Our podcast guest makes science videos for young people

  11. Motivation is key to the public’s trust in science, study reveals

    · 47 min

    Social scientists Shumaila Bhatti and Dara Wald are our podcast guests

  12. Building bridges between quantum and classical computing

    · 35 min

    Yonatan Cohen of Quantum Machines is our podcast guest

  13. How scholarly publishers are safeguarding trust in science

    · 36 min

    Antonia Seymour of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest

  14. Quarks and qubits: how quantum computing could transform particle physics

    · 40 min

    This podcast also explores the intersection of general relativity and quantum information

  15. Large physics models boost the performance of passenger cars

    · 38 min

    Aerodynamics expert David Wheater is our podcast guest

  16. Static electricity: mysteries lurk within this everyday phenomenon

    · 20 min

    Soft-matter expert Scott Waitukaitis is our podcast guest

  17. Independent linac commissioning matters for radiotherapy

    · 29 min

    Our podcast guest is James Giltz of One Physics

  18. Ken’ichi Nomoto and Stanford Woosley share the 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy

    · 48 min

    Pair are honoured for their work on supernovae and nucleosynthesis

  19. ‘Galactic archaeologists’ share the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics

    · 30 min

    Laureate Amina Helmi and Per Barth Lilje of the prize committee are our guests

  20. Inside EPSRC: Charlotte Deane on funding the future of UK physics

    · 30 min

    The executive chair of the UK funding agency is our podcast guest

  21. Open data: the benefits and challenges of sharing a precious resource

    · 26 min

    Laura Feetham-Walker of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest

  22. Thermodynamic computing: noise as a resource, not an enemy

    · 38 min

    Theoretical physicist Stephen Whitelam is our podcast guest

  23. Paul Howarth: IOP president highlights the need to raise the profile of physics in society

    · 36 min

    Podcast interview also explores concerns about recent funding cuts to fundamental physics research in the UK

  24. Near-oxymoronic requirements: the materials challenges of fusion energy

    · 33 min

    Jacob John of the UK Atomic Energy Authority is our podcast guest

  25. Quantum sensors benefit from miniaturized ultrahigh vacuum

    · 27 min

    Florence Concepcion of Aquark Technologies is our podcast guest

  26. Proteins on manuscript reveal how Renaissance medicines were made

    · 50 min

    Our podcast guest develops technologies for proteomics

  27. Backing winners in deep tech: physicist and venture capitalist Alexandra Vidyuk

    · 32 min

    Our podcast guest began her career with a BSc in applied mathematics and physics

  28. Biomedical optics play crucial roles across medicine

    · 34 min

    Medical physicist, inventor and entrepreneur Brian Pogue is our podcast guest

  29. How IOP Publishing cut its carbon footprint by 36% since 2020

    · 28 min

    The company’s sustainability lead Liz Martin is our podcast guest

  30. From the classroom to the committee room: Dave Robertson MP on politics and physics

    · 29 min

    British politician talks about the importance of physicists and physics education

  31. Droplet scientists push the boundary between living and non-living matter

    · 41 min

    Systems governed by chemistry and physics, not biology, can behave in surprisingly lifelike ways, as Giorgio Volpe, Rob Malinowski and Joe Forth explain

  32. Ultrasound system solves the ‘unsticking problem’ in biomedical research

    · 31 min

    Impulsonics’ “surround sound” technology frees-up living cells

  33. LHCb upgrade: CERN collaboration responds to UK funding cut

    · 34 min

    LHCb spokesperson-elect Tim Gershon is our podcast guest

  34. Quantum Systems Accelerator focuses on technologies for computing

    · 35 min

    Bert de Jong of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab is our podcast guest

  35. Asteroid deflection: why we need to get it right the first time

    · 22 min

    Aerospace engineer Rahil Makadia on the danger of asteroid “keyholes”

  36. Physics‑based simulations help diagnose and treat disease

    · 28 min

    Computer scientist Amanda Randles is our podcast guest

  37. AI-based tool improves the quality of radiation therapy plans for cancer treatment

    · 39 min

    Medical physicist Todd McNutt is our podcast guest

  38. Laser fusion: Focused Energy charts a course to commercial viability

    · 33 min

    Plasma physicist Debbie Callahan is our podcast guest

  39. Quantum metrology at NPL: we explore the challenges and opportunities

    · 26 min

    This podcast features Tim Prior and John Devaney of the National Physical Laboratory

  40. Quantum information theory sheds light on quantum gravity

    · 25 min

    Our podcast guest is Alex May of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

  41. Oscar-winning computer scientist on the physics of computer animation

    · 23 min

    CGI pioneer Pat Hanrahan is our podcast guest

  42. How to make 2D metals: Guangyu Zhang on his team’s award-winning research

    · 35 min

    This podcast features a winner of the Physics World 2025 Breakthrough of the Year

  43. Exploring this year’s best physics research in our Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2025

    · 32 min

    Lively chat about exoplanet weather, proton arc therapy, 2D metals and more

  44. Building a quantum future using topological phases of matter and error correction

    · 25 min

    Tim Hsieh of the Perimeter Institute is our podcast guest

  45. Quantum gravity: we explore spin foams and other potential solutions to this enduring challenge

    · 29 min

    Bianca Dittrich of the Perimeter Institute is our podcast guest

  46. Talking physics with an alien civilization: what could we learn?

    · 47 min

    Do Aliens Speak Physics? author Daniel Whiteson is our podcast guest

  47. Better coffee, easier parking and more: the fascinating physics of daily life

    · 57 min

    The author of Physics Around the Clock is our podcast guest

  48. Designing better semiconductor chips: NP hard problems and forever chemicals

    · 40 min

    We report from the Heidelberg Laureate Forum

  49. Unlocking the potential of 2D materials: graphene and much more

    · 38 min

    This podcast features Antonio Rossi at the Italian Institute of Technology

  50. Quantum steampunk: we explore the art and science

    · 40 min

    Our podcast guests are a physicist and a sculptor

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