Physics World Weekly Podcast
by Physics World
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.
Episodes
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Theorists use cloud-based Bose–Einstein condensate to study tunnelling
Quantum experiment is controlled from thousands of kilometres away
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Ignacio Cirac: Newton Medal winner looks to the future of quantum technology
Quantum pioneer calls for more investment in Europe’s quantum industries
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Francis Halzen and IceCube: why neutrinos keep attracting Nobel prizes
Neutrino expert Kirsty Duffy is our podcast guest
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Nobel predictions, national firsts and the remarkable story of CV Raman
We chat about the Nobel Prize in Physics in this podcast
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Pathways to commercial and academic success in medical physics
Nick Zacharopoulos, CEO of Aktina Medical, is our podcast guest
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Creating better batteries for electricity grids
The applied scientist Lin Ma is our podcast guest
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Porous material offers the benefits of graphene in 3D
Marco Caffio, the co-founder of iGii, is our podcast guest
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Finding careers in STEM and the weirdness of AI
Career consultant Alaina G Levine and AI researcher Janelle Shane are our podcast guests
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Gamma Knife radiosurgery brings precision treatment to benign brain conditions
This podcast features Katharine Hunt of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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The Quantum Kid: childhood curiosity makes physics more accessible
Our podcast guest makes science videos for young people
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Motivation is key to the public’s trust in science, study reveals
Social scientists Shumaila Bhatti and Dara Wald are our podcast guests
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Building bridges between quantum and classical computing
Yonatan Cohen of Quantum Machines is our podcast guest
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How scholarly publishers are safeguarding trust in science
Antonia Seymour of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest
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Quarks and qubits: how quantum computing could transform particle physics
This podcast also explores the intersection of general relativity and quantum information
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Large physics models boost the performance of passenger cars
Aerodynamics expert David Wheater is our podcast guest
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Static electricity: mysteries lurk within this everyday phenomenon
Soft-matter expert Scott Waitukaitis is our podcast guest
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Independent linac commissioning matters for radiotherapy
Our podcast guest is James Giltz of One Physics
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Ken’ichi Nomoto and Stanford Woosley share the 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
Pair are honoured for their work on supernovae and nucleosynthesis
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‘Galactic archaeologists’ share the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
Laureate Amina Helmi and Per Barth Lilje of the prize committee are our guests
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Inside EPSRC: Charlotte Deane on funding the future of UK physics
The executive chair of the UK funding agency is our podcast guest
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Open data: the benefits and challenges of sharing a precious resource
Laura Feetham-Walker of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest
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Thermodynamic computing: noise as a resource, not an enemy
Theoretical physicist Stephen Whitelam is our podcast guest
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Paul Howarth: IOP president highlights the need to raise the profile of physics in society
Podcast interview also explores concerns about recent funding cuts to fundamental physics research in the UK
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Near-oxymoronic requirements: the materials challenges of fusion energy
Jacob John of the UK Atomic Energy Authority is our podcast guest
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Quantum sensors benefit from miniaturized ultrahigh vacuum
Florence Concepcion of Aquark Technologies is our podcast guest
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Proteins on manuscript reveal how Renaissance medicines were made
Our podcast guest develops technologies for proteomics
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Backing winners in deep tech: physicist and venture capitalist Alexandra Vidyuk
Our podcast guest began her career with a BSc in applied mathematics and physics
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Biomedical optics play crucial roles across medicine
Medical physicist, inventor and entrepreneur Brian Pogue is our podcast guest
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How IOP Publishing cut its carbon footprint by 36% since 2020
The company’s sustainability lead Liz Martin is our podcast guest
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From the classroom to the committee room: Dave Robertson MP on politics and physics
British politician talks about the importance of physicists and physics education
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Droplet scientists push the boundary between living and non-living matter
Systems governed by chemistry and physics, not biology, can behave in surprisingly lifelike ways, as Giorgio Volpe, Rob Malinowski and Joe Forth explain
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Ultrasound system solves the ‘unsticking problem’ in biomedical research
Impulsonics’ “surround sound” technology frees-up living cells
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LHCb upgrade: CERN collaboration responds to UK funding cut
LHCb spokesperson-elect Tim Gershon is our podcast guest
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Quantum Systems Accelerator focuses on technologies for computing
Bert de Jong of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab is our podcast guest
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Asteroid deflection: why we need to get it right the first time
Aerospace engineer Rahil Makadia on the danger of asteroid “keyholes”
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Physics‑based simulations help diagnose and treat disease
Computer scientist Amanda Randles is our podcast guest
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AI-based tool improves the quality of radiation therapy plans for cancer treatment
Medical physicist Todd McNutt is our podcast guest
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Laser fusion: Focused Energy charts a course to commercial viability
Plasma physicist Debbie Callahan is our podcast guest
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Quantum metrology at NPL: we explore the challenges and opportunities
This podcast features Tim Prior and John Devaney of the National Physical Laboratory
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Quantum information theory sheds light on quantum gravity
Our podcast guest is Alex May of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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Oscar-winning computer scientist on the physics of computer animation
CGI pioneer Pat Hanrahan is our podcast guest
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How to make 2D metals: Guangyu Zhang on his team’s award-winning research
This podcast features a winner of the Physics World 2025 Breakthrough of the Year
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Exploring this year’s best physics research in our Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2025
Lively chat about exoplanet weather, proton arc therapy, 2D metals and more
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Building a quantum future using topological phases of matter and error correction
Tim Hsieh of the Perimeter Institute is our podcast guest
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Quantum gravity: we explore spin foams and other potential solutions to this enduring challenge
Bianca Dittrich of the Perimeter Institute is our podcast guest
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Talking physics with an alien civilization: what could we learn?
Do Aliens Speak Physics? author Daniel Whiteson is our podcast guest
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Better coffee, easier parking and more: the fascinating physics of daily life
The author of Physics Around the Clock is our podcast guest
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Designing better semiconductor chips: NP hard problems and forever chemicals
We report from the Heidelberg Laureate Forum
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Unlocking the potential of 2D materials: graphene and much more
This podcast features Antonio Rossi at the Italian Institute of Technology
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Quantum steampunk: we explore the art and science
Our podcast guests are a physicist and a sculptor
About this show
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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