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Physics World Weekly Podcast

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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.

#100

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

This podcast features an interview with [Sara Alderweireldt] (https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/peop... more

Yesterday

19 MINS

19:06

Yesterday

#99

Making science careers more accessible to people with disabilities

According to a recent white paper from the UK’s [National Association of Disabled St... more

03 Jul 2025

32 MINS

32:33

03 Jul 2025

#98

Reversible computing could help solve AI’s looming energy crisis

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features [Hannah Earley] (https://physics... more

26 Jun 2025

27 MINS

27:03

26 Jun 2025

#97

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

Last week, Physics World’s Matin Durrani boarded a ferry in Hamburg that was bound for Hel... more

19 Jun 2025

37 MINS

37:07

19 Jun 2025

#96

Exploring careers in healthcare for physicists and engineers

In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast we explore the career opportunities op... more

12 Jun 2025

25 MINS

25:32

12 Jun 2025

#95

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

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features [George Efstathiou ] (https://pe... more

05 Jun 2025

55 MINS

55:03

05 Jun 2025

#94

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

Quantum science is enjoying a renaissance as nascent quantum computers emerge from the lab... more

29 May 2025

35 MINS

35:27

29 May 2025

#93

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

In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast I look at what’s new in the world of p... more

22 May 2025

42 MINS

42:23

22 May 2025

#92

Quantum computing for artists, musicians and game designers

Many creative industries rely on cutting-edge digital technologies, so it is not surprisin... more

15 May 2025

32 MINS

32:44

15 May 2025

#91

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

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast comes from the Chicago metropolitan area ... more

08 May 2025

35 MINS

35:31

08 May 2025

#90

Ferenc Krausz explains how ultrashort laser pulses could help detect disease

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features the Nobel laureate [Ferenc Kraus... more

01 May 2025

30 MINS

30:36

01 May 2025

#89

Driving skills and innovation in the UK’s semiconductor industry

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features the materials scientist [Paul Me... more

24 Apr 2025

33 MINS

33:52

24 Apr 2025

#88

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

This podcast features [Alonso Gutierrez] (https://medicine.fiu.edu/about/faculty-and-staff... more

17 Apr 2025

32 MINS

32:14

17 Apr 2025

#87

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

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features an interview with [Panicos Kyria... more

10 Apr 2025

26 MINS

26:28

10 Apr 2025

#86

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

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features [William Phillips] (https://www.... more

04 Apr 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:22

04 Apr 2025

#85

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

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the [Global Physics Summit] (https://summit.aps.... more

27 Mar 2025

32 MINS

32:15

27 Mar 2025

#84

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

When physicists got their first insights into the quantum world more than a century ago, t... more

20 Mar 2025

55 MINS

55:00

20 Mar 2025

#83

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

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features [Ileana Silvestre Patallo] (http... more

13 Mar 2025

37 MINS

37:49

13 Mar 2025

#82

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

In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, we explore how computational physics ... more

06 Mar 2025

35 MINS

35:16

06 Mar 2025

#81

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

In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, online editor Margaret Harris chats a... more

27 Feb 2025

28 MINS

28:38

27 Feb 2025

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#100

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

#99

Making science careers more accessible to people with disabilities

#98

Reversible computing could help solve AI’s looming energy crisis

#97

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

#96

Exploring careers in healthcare for physicists and engineers

#95

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

#94

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

#93

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

#92

Quantum computing for artists, musicians and game designers

#91

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

#90

Ferenc Krausz explains how ultrashort laser pulses could help detect disease

#89

Driving skills and innovation in the UK’s semiconductor industry

#88

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

#87

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

#86

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

#85

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

#84

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

#83

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

#82

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

#81

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