
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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237 - Atomic clocks put Einstein and the Standard Model to the test, UK’s XFEL plans enter design phase Thu, 02 Feb 2023 - 0h
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236 - Quantum technologies benefit from the bottom-up approach of synthetic chemistry Thu, 26 Jan 2023 - 0h
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235 - Seeking cosmic particles using a super-pressure balloon, the physics of babies Thu, 19 Jan 2023 - 0h
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234 - New directions in environmental health and ecology, innovation in science and technology is waning Thu, 12 Jan 2023 - 0h
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233 - Nuclear waste: how environmental radiochemistry is improving storage and site remediation Thu, 05 Jan 2023 - 0h
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232 - How to deflect an asteroid: DART’s Andrew Cheng on the Physics World Breakthrough of the Year Thu, 15 Dec 2022 - 0h
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231 - Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2022: we explore this year’s best physics research Thu, 08 Dec 2022 - 0h
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230 - The physics of car crashes and the winners of the Institute of Physics Business Awards Fri, 02 Dec 2022 - 0h
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229 - Synchrotrons and space telescopes: looking to the future of big science Thu, 24 Nov 2022 - 0h
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228 - Meteorites and magnetostrophic mathematics reveal unsung scientific heroes of the past Thu, 17 Nov 2022 - 0h
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227 - Artificial intelligence boosts multimessenger astronomy, ‘Quantum on the Clock’ winners Thu, 10 Nov 2022 - 0h
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226 - Finding commercial success in the burgeoning quantum-technology sector Thu, 03 Nov 2022 - 0h
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225 - Celebrating joy in #BlackInPhysics week, open-access publishing supports climate justice Thu, 27 Oct 2022 - 0h
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224 - Sand battery stores renewable energy, the economics of domestic heat pumps and solar panels Thu, 20 Oct 2022 - 0h
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223 - Nuclear forensics keeps tabs on radioactive materials, big science summer school launches in Spain Thu, 13 Oct 2022 - 0h
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222 - The weird and wonderful history of quantum entanglement that led to this year’s Nobel prize Thu, 06 Oct 2022 - 0h
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221 - Start-up company aims to build laser-driven particle accelerators Thu, 29 Sep 2022 - 0h
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220 - Materials science for women’s health, the rise of Chinese science, Schrödinger fails in Oxford Thu, 22 Sep 2022 - 0h
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219 - Quantum computers could soon bring breakthroughs in nuclear physics Thu, 15 Sep 2022 - 0h
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218 - Meet an engineer who blows things up to help preserve lives and property Thu, 08 Sep 2022 - 0h
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217 - Brain–computer interfaces offer hope to those with neurological disorders and injuries Thu, 01 Sep 2022 - 0h
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216 - UK’s Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics bridges the gap between science and commercial research and development Thu, 25 Aug 2022 - 0h
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215 - Roasting New Mexico chile with a solar concentrator, Diamond: The Game simulates research at a synchrotron lab Thu, 18 Aug 2022 - 0h
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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 10th 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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