Physics World Weekly Podcast

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  1. Unlocking the potential of 2D materials: graphene and much more

    6 november 2025 · 38 min

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    This podcast features Antonio Rossi at the Italian Institute of Technology

  2. Quantum steampunk: we explore the art and science

    30 oktober 2025 · 40 min

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    Our podcast guests are a physicist and a sculptor

  3. Quantum computing and AI join forces for particle physics

    23 oktober 2025 · 25 min

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    We explore how new computing technologies could guide future LHC experiments

  4. Astronauts could soon benefit from dissolvable eye insert

    16 oktober 2025 · 42 min

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

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

    9 oktober 2025 · 33 min

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

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

    2 oktober 2025 · 47 min

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

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

    25 september 2025 · 42 min

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    Keith Cooper chats about his new book in this podcast

  8. Peer review in the age of artificial intelligence

    18 september 2025 · 28 min

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

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

    11 september 2025 · 36 min

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

  10. Artificial intelligence predicts future directions in quantum science

    4 september 2025 · 37 min

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

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

    28 augustus 2025 · 41 min

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    This podcast explores a career in science writing and broadcasting

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

    21 augustus 2025 · 36 min

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    Our podcast guest is a Kavli Prize in Astrophysics laureate

  13. Building a quantum powerhouse in the US Midwest

    14 augustus 2025 · 48 min

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    Our podcast guests are Preeti Chalsani and David Awschalom

  14. Building a career from a passion for science communication

    7 augustus 2025 · 38 min

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

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

    31 juli 2025 · 46 min

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    Our podcast guest is Michael Albrow, scientist emeritus at Fermilab

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

    24 juli 2025 · 40 min

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

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

    17 juli 2025 · 39 min

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    This podcast features Oak Ridge's Travis Humble

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

    10 juli 2025 · 19 min

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

  19. Making science careers more accessible to people with disabilities

    3 juli 2025 · 33 min

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

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

    26 juni 2025 · 27 min

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    Hannah Earley of Vaire Computing is our podcast guest

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

    19 juni 2025 · 37 min

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    This podcast comes from the birthplace of modern quantum mechanics

  22. Exploring careers in healthcare for physicists and engineers

    12 juni 2025 · 26 min

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    Meet two early-career medical physicists in this podcast

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

    5 juni 2025 · 55 min

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    Our podcast guests are the 2025 Shaw Prize in Astronomy winners

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

    29 mei 2025 · 35 min

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    We talk about a new way of describing quantum mechanics

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

    22 mei 2025 · 42 min

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    Physics World editors talk about what’s new in physics

  26. Quantum computing for artists, musicians and game designers

    15 mei 2025 · 33 min

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    James Wootton of Moth Quantum is our podcast guest

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

    8 mei 2025 · 36 min

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    Our podcast guests are Nadya Mason and Jeffrey Spangenberger

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

    1 mei 2025 · 31 min

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

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

    24 april 2025 · 34 min

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

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

    17 april 2025 · 32 min

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    This podcast is sponsored by Elekta

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

    10 april 2025 · 26 min

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    Panicos Kyriacou of UK-based Crainio is our podcast guest

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

    4 april 2025 · 1 uur 3 min

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    Laser-cooling expert looks to the future of quantum technologies

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

    27 maart 2025 · 32 min

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    Manu jumping and Majorana zero modes feature in this podcast

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

    20 maart 2025 · 55 min

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    Our podcast guest is the theoretical crypto-physicist Artur Ekert

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

    13 maart 2025 · 38 min

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

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

    6 maart 2025 · 35 min

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

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

    27 februari 2025 · 29 min

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

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

    20 februari 2025 · 47 min

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    The theoretical physicist and media personality is our podcast guest

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

    13 februari 2025 · 27 min

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

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

    6 februari 2025 · 26 min

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    Climate scientist Sushovan Ghosh is our podcast guest

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

    30 januari 2025 · 39 min

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    CERN’s next director-general is our podcast guest

  42. Why electrochemistry lies at the heart of modern technology

    23 januari 2025 · 35 min

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

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

    16 januari 2025 · 42 min

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

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

    9 januari 2025 · 48 min

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

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

    2 januari 2025 · 37 min

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

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

    26 december 2024 · 41 min

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    Our podcast guest is a leading expert on frozen desserts

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

    19 december 2024 · 39 min

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

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

    19 december 2024 · 33 min

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

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

    12 december 2024 · 28 min

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

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

    5 december 2024 · 28 min

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    Network leads Alastair Hibbins and Claire Dancer are our podcast guests