
Physics World Weekly Podcast
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.
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214 - Building a science centre that will inspire local communities, musing over first lines in science books Thu, 11 Aug 2022 - 0h
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213 - Artificial muscles offer a route to greener air conditioning, breakthroughs in semiconductor physics and hidden consciousness Thu, 04 Aug 2022 - 0h
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212 - Celebrating the life of the pioneering nuclear physicist Gertrude Goldhaber Thu, 28 Jul 2022 - 0h
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211 - Bountiful exotic hadrons at the LHC inspire new naming convention Fri, 22 Jul 2022 - 0h
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210 - Projectile fusion offers new path to clean energy, quantum communications for alien civilizations Thu, 14 Jul 2022 - 0h
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209 - How we know climate change causes extreme weather, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Higgs boson discovery Thu, 07 Jul 2022 - 0h
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208 - How climate change is affecting human and natural systems, test your knowledge of artificial intelligence Thu, 30 Jun 2022 - 0h
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207 - Prize-winning AI research, bringing machine learning tools into the radiotherapy clinic Thu, 23 Jun 2022 - 0h
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206 - Seeking the warm glow of the Unruh effect, reconfigurable hardware drives innovation in test and measurement Thu, 16 Jun 2022 - 0h
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205 - Using social media to turn people on to physics, vacuum supplier sets science-based targets for greenhouse gas reductions Thu, 09 Jun 2022 - 0h
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204 - Quantum-computing company focuses on quantum simulation for industry, celebrating the International Year of Glass Thu, 02 Jun 2022 - 0h
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203 - Asking the big questions in the philosophy of physics and quantum biology Thu, 26 May 2022 - 0h
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202 - Black-hole physics and that iconic ‘shadow’ image, balloons and rockets probe the atmosphere’s acoustic duct Thu, 19 May 2022 - 0h
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201 - Boosting the prospects of PhD students before and after graduation Thu, 12 May 2022 - 0h
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200 - Ukraine’s stained-glass heritage shines through Thu, 05 May 2022 - 0h
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199 - Radiation detectors could help find ancient buildings and dinosaur bones Thu, 28 Apr 2022 - 0h
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198 - Electron rain is driven to Earth by whistler waves, carbon nanotubes encapsulate explosive nitrogen Thu, 21 Apr 2022 - 0h
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197 - Measuring gravity outdoors using a quantum gas, breakthroughs in materials processing and particle physics Thu, 14 Apr 2022 - 0h
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196 - Quantum computing meets machine learning, how motorsport could save the planet Thu, 07 Apr 2022 - 0h
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195 - Neutron capture destroys tumours from the inside, dead stars are born again, commercializing quantum sensors Thu, 31 Mar 2022 - 0h
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194 - Solar geoengineering is a ‘fire extinguisher’ for global warming, shark’s skin inspires underwater vehicles Thu, 24 Mar 2022 - 0h
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193 - Closest black hole is really a vampire star, augmented reality comes to prescription eyeglasses Thu, 17 Mar 2022 - 0h
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192 - Laser-powered photonic circuits drive displays, double-anonymous peer review takes on gender bias, International Year of Glass hits its stride Thu, 10 Mar 2022 - 0h
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191 - Tracking space junk around the Moon, one teacher’s struggle to correct textbook errors Thu, 03 Mar 2022 - 0h
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190 - Start-up simulates quantum photonics devices, a physicist’s experience of the mental-health system Thu, 24 Feb 2022 - 0h
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189 - Time crystals go large, challenges of quantum optimization, physics careers in 2022 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 - 0h
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188 - Ion-based quantum computers could boost battery performance, how fuel cells are decarbonizing energy Thu, 10 Feb 2022 - 0h
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187 - Physics buildings: the good, the bad and the ugly; breaking the silence on bullying and harassment Thu, 03 Feb 2022 - 0h
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186 - Achieving success in research collaborations, celebrating the UN International Year of Glass Thu, 27 Jan 2022 - 0h
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185 - How the Web went global after arriving in Silicon Valley from CERN Thu, 20 Jan 2022 - 0h
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184 - The science and scientists of Don’t Look Up, low-cost optical technique is improving healthcare Thu, 13 Jan 2022 - 0h
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183 - Exploring Pluto’s changing atmosphere by chasing its shadow on Earth Thu, 06 Jan 2022 - 0h
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182 - Meet the winners of the Physics World 2021 Breakthrough of the Year award Thu, 16 Dec 2021 - 0h
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181 - Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2021: a lively round-up of the year’s best physics results Thu, 09 Dec 2021 - 0h
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180 - Cutting through the quantum hype, why the Stark effect should be renamed Thu, 02 Dec 2021 - 0h
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179 - Materials science conserves 500-year-old warship, new gravitational-wave discoveries by LIGO–Virgo Thu, 25 Nov 2021 - 0h
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178 - Clever aerodynamics makes owls silent hunters, why 2025 should be the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology Thu, 18 Nov 2021 - 0h
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177 - Quantum start-up targets single photons, perovskite pioneers bag Rank Prize Thu, 11 Nov 2021 - 0h
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176 - COP26 special: energy innovation, sustainable cities and carbon capture Thu, 28 Oct 2021 - 0h
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175 - COP26 special: extreme heat, cloud mysteries and climate tipping points Thu, 28 Oct 2021 - 0h
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174 - Donna Strickland on her life-changing Nobel prize, previewing Black in Physics Week, nuclear fusion in stars Thu, 21 Oct 2021 - 0h
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173 - Why nuclear should be part of our net-zero-carbon future, green jobs for physicists, proton arc therapy Thu, 14 Oct 2021 - 0h
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172 - Exploring the science behind the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics, travelling 13,000 km to become a medical physicist Thu, 07 Oct 2021 - 0h
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171 - Tackling the big questions in physics with Jim Al-Khalili, how a physicist worked out why dinosaurs went extinct Thu, 30 Sep 2021 - 0h
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170 - How the US keeps its nuclear secrets and what it reveals, double anonymous peer review boosts inclusion Thu, 23 Sep 2021 - 0h
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169 - Probing the origins of the universe, using plasmonic tweezers to manipulate tiny objects Thu, 16 Sep 2021 - 0h
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168 - Pondering cosmic mysteries with Paul Davies, tandem solar cells could soon be on your roof Thu, 09 Sep 2021 - 0h
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167 - Why fusion power could rely on high-temperature superconductors, China’s ambitious exploration of space Thu, 02 Sep 2021 - 0h
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166 - How to build an artificial brain, future is bright for hybrid perovskite solar cells Thu, 26 Aug 2021 - 0h
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165 - Surfing, sunscreen and the perfect pizza: the physics of holidays Thu, 19 Aug 2021 - 0h
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