Physics World Weekly Podcast

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1. Quantum steampunk: we explore the art and science

   30 Oct 2025 · 40 min

   Our podcast guests are a physicist and a sculptor

2. Quantum computing and AI join forces for particle physics

   23 Oct 2025 · 25 min

   We explore how new computing technologies could guide future LHC experiments

3. Astronauts could soon benefit from dissolvable eye insert

   16 Oct 2025 · 42 min

   A solution to microgravity-related vision problems is the topic of this week's podcast

4. From quantum curiosity to quantum computers: the 2025 Nobel Prize for Physics

   9 Oct 2025 · 33 min

   Quantum physicist and entrepreneur Ilana Wisby on the legacy of this year’s laureates

5. The curious history of Nobel prizes: from lighthouses to gravitational waves

   2 Oct 2025 · 47 min

   In this podcast we also make predictions for this year’s physics award

6. Imagining alien worlds: we explore the science and fiction of exoplanets

   25 Sep 2025 · 42 min

   Keith Cooper chats about his new book in this podcast

7. Peer review in the age of artificial intelligence

   18 Sep 2025 · 28 min

   Global survey of reviewers reveals a growing polarization about the use of AI

8. Juno: the spacecraft that is revolutionizing our understanding of Jupiter

   11 Sep 2025 · 36 min

   PI Scott Bolton talks about the mission’s discoveries and endurance in this podcast

9. Artificial intelligence predicts future directions in quantum science

   4 Sep 2025 · 37 min

   This podcast explains what happens when 66,000 research papers are used as training data

10. From a laser lab to the Economist: physicist Jason Palmer on his move to journalism

    28 Aug 2025 · 41 min

    This podcast explores a career in science writing and broadcasting

11. Cosmic chemistry: Ewine van Dishoeck shares her zeal for astrochemistry

    21 Aug 2025 · 36 min

    Our podcast guest is a Kavli Prize in Astrophysics laureate

12. Building a quantum powerhouse in the US Midwest

    14 Aug 2025 · 48 min

    Our podcast guests are Preeti Chalsani and David Awschalom

13. Building a career from a passion for science communication

    7 Aug 2025 · 38 min

    Our podcast guest is Kirsty McGhee of the quantum software company Qruise

14. Third age careers for physicists: writing and the arts beckon

    31 Jul 2025 · 46 min

    Our podcast guest is Michael Albrow, scientist emeritus at Fermilab

15. From rabbits and foxes to the human gut microbiome, physics is helping us understand the natural world

    24 Jul 2025 · 40 min

    A conversation about theoretical ecology with physicists Ada Altieri and Silvia De Monte

16. Oak Ridge’s Quantum Science Center takes a multidisciplinary approach to developing quantum materials and technologies

    17 Jul 2025 · 39 min

    This podcast features Oak Ridge's Travis Humble

17. Inside ATLAS: Sara Alderweireldt explains how the CERN experiment homes in on new physics

    10 Jul 2025 · 19 min

    This podcast also looks at the high-luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider

18. Making science careers more accessible to people with disabilities

    3 Jul 2025 · 33 min

    This podcast features Francesca Doddato, co-author of “Towards a fully inclusive environment for disabled people in STEMM”

19. Reversible computing could help solve AI’s looming energy crisis

    26 Jun 2025 · 27 min

    Hannah Earley of Vaire Computing is our podcast guest

20. Helgoland: leading scientists reflect on 100 years of quantum physics and look to the future

    19 Jun 2025 · 37 min

    This podcast comes from the birthplace of modern quantum mechanics

21. Exploring careers in healthcare for physicists and engineers

    12 Jun 2025 · 26 min

    Meet two early-career medical physicists in this podcast

22. Richard Bond and George Efstathiou: meet the astrophysicists who are shaping our understanding of the early universe

    5 Jun 2025 · 55 min

    Our podcast guests are the 2025 Shaw Prize in Astronomy winners

23. Teaching quantum physics to everyone: pictures offer a new way of understanding

    29 May 2025 · 35 min

    We talk about a new way of describing quantum mechanics

24. A Martian aurora, how the universe fades away, Heisenberg on holiday, physics of fake coins

    22 May 2025 · 42 min

    Physics World editors talk about what’s new in physics

25. Quantum computing for artists, musicians and game designers

    15 May 2025 · 33 min

    James Wootton of Moth Quantum is our podcast guest

26. Molecular engineering and battery recycling: developing new technologies in quantum, medicine and energy

    8 May 2025 · 36 min

    Our podcast guests are Nadya Mason and Jeffrey Spangenberger

27. Ferenc Krausz explains how ultrashort laser pulses could help detect disease

    1 May 2025 · 31 min

    Nobel laureate also talks about science education for children displaced by war

28. Driving skills and innovation in the UK’s semiconductor industry

    24 Apr 2025 · 34 min

    This podcast features the director of Swansea’s Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials

29. Radiosurgery made easy: the role of the Gamma Knife in modern radiotherapy

    17 Apr 2025 · 32 min

    This podcast is sponsored by Elekta

30. Non-invasive pressure sensor could revolutionize how brain injuries are diagnosed

    10 Apr 2025 · 26 min

    Panicos Kyriacou of UK-based Crainio is our podcast guest

31. William Phillips: Nobel laureate talks about his passion for quantum physics

    4 Apr 2025 · 1 h 03 min

    Laser-cooling expert looks to the future of quantum technologies

32. Microsoft’s Chetan Nayak on topological qubits, the physics of bigger splashes

    27 Mar 2025 · 32 min

    Manu jumping and Majorana zero modes feature in this podcast

33. Artur Ekert explains how Albert Einstein and John Bell inspired quantum cryptography

    20 Mar 2025 · 55 min

    Our podcast guest is the theoretical crypto-physicist Artur Ekert

34. Ionizing radiation: its biological impacts and how it is used to treat disease

    13 Mar 2025 · 38 min

    Our podcast guests are NPL’s Ileana Silvestre Patallo and Ruth McLauchlan of the NHS

35. New materials for quantum technology, how ultrasound can help detect breast cancer

    6 Mar 2025 · 35 min

    NPL’s Daniel Sarno and IIT Bombay’s Bhaskaran Muralidharan are our guests

36. Exploring CERN: Physics World visits the world’s leading particle-physics lab

    27 Feb 2025 · 29 min

    Margaret Harris reports back about LHC upgrades, antimatter advances and future colliders

37. Jim Gates updates his theorist’s bucket list and surveys the damage being done to US science and society

    20 Feb 2025 · 47 min

    The theoretical physicist and media personality is our podcast guest

38. Quantum superstars gather in Paris for the IYQ 2025 opening ceremony

    13 Feb 2025 · 27 min

    In this podcast Physics World’s Matin Durrani describes the gala event

39. How the changing environment affects solar-panel efficiency: the Indian perspective

    6 Feb 2025 · 26 min

    Climate scientist Sushovan Ghosh is our podcast guest

40. Mark Thomson looks to the future of CERN and particle physics

    30 Jan 2025 · 39 min

    CERN’s next director-general is our podcast guest

41. Why electrochemistry lies at the heart of modern technology

    23 Jan 2025 · 35 min

    Our podcast guest is Colm O’Dwyer, president of the Electrochemical Society

42. Ceryx Medical: company uses bioelectronics to coordinate the heart and lungs

    16 Jan 2025 · 42 min

    Biomedical engineer Stuart Plant and physicist Ashok Chauhan are our podcast guests

43. Humanitarian engineering can improve cancer treatment in low- and middle-income countries

    9 Jan 2025 · 48 min

    The medical physicists Eric Ford and Afua Yorke are our podcast guests

44. International Year of Quantum Science and Technology: our celebrations begin with a look at quantum networks and sensors

    2 Jan 2025 · 37 min

    This podcast features quantum physicist Mete Atatüre of the University of Cambridge

45. The physics of ice cream: food scientist Douglas Goff talks about this remarkable material

    26 Dec 2024 · 41 min

    Our podcast guest is a leading expert on frozen desserts

46. Mikhail Lukin and Dolev Bluvstein explain how they used trapped atoms to create 48 logical qubits

    19 Dec 2024 · 39 min

    Meet two winners of the Physics World 2024 Breakthrough of the Year

47. Hartmut Neven talks about Google Quantum AI’s breakthrough in quantum error correction

    19 Dec 2024 · 33 min

    Meet a winner of the Physics World 2024 Breakthrough of the Year

48. Exploring this year’s best physics research in our Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2024

    12 Dec 2024 · 28 min

    Lively chat about antimatter, medical physics, quantum computing, lasers and more

49. How the UK Metamaterials Network supports scientific and commercial innovation

    5 Dec 2024 · 28 min

    Network leads Alastair Hibbins and Claire Dancer are our podcast guests

50. Astronomers can play an important role in explaining the causes and consequences of climate change, says astrophysicist

    28 Nov 2024 · 37 min

    This podcast also looks at the connections between clouds and global warming