Physics World Weekly Podcast

Backing winners in deep tech: physicist and venture capitalist Alexandra Vidyuk 09.04.2026 32:06 ↓

Our podcast guest began her career with a BSc in applied mathematics and physics

Biomedical optics play crucial roles across medicine 02.04.2026 34:23 ↓

Medical physicist, inventor and entrepreneur Brian Pogue is our podcast guest

How IOP Publishing cut its carbon footprint by 36% since 2020 26.03.2026 27:31 ↓

The company’s sustainability lead Liz Martin is our podcast guest

From the classroom to the committee room: Dave Robertson MP on politics and physics 19.03.2026 28:41 ↓

British politician talks about the importance of physicists and physics education

Droplet scientists push the boundary between living and non-living matter 12.03.2026 41:14 ↓

Systems governed by chemistry and physics, not biology, can behave in surprisingly lifelike ways, as Giorgio Volpe, Rob Malinowski and Joe Forth explain

Ultrasound system solves the ‘unsticking problem’ in biomedical research 05.03.2026 31:04 ↓

Impulsonics’ “surround sound” technology frees-up living cells

LHCb upgrade: CERN collaboration responds to UK funding cut 26.02.2026 33:59 ↓

LHCb spokesperson-elect Tim Gershon is our podcast guest

Quantum Systems Accelerator focuses on technologies for computing 19.02.2026 34:45 ↓

Bert de Jong of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab is our podcast guest

Asteroid deflection: why we need to get it right the first time 12.02.2026 22:14 ↓

Aerospace engineer Rahil Makadia on the danger of asteroid “keyholes”

Physics‑based simulations help diagnose and treat disease 05.02.2026 27:43 ↓

Computer scientist Amanda Randles is our podcast guest

AI-based tool improves the quality of radiation therapy plans for cancer treatment 29.01.2026 38:33 ↓

 Medical physicist Todd McNutt is our podcast guest

Laser fusion: Focused Energy charts a course to commercial viability 22.01.2026 32:35 ↓

Plasma physicist Debbie Callahan is our podcast guest

Quantum metrology at NPL: we explore the challenges and opportunities 14.01.2026 25:46 ↓

This podcast features Tim Prior and John Devaney of the National Physical Laboratory

Quantum information theory sheds light on quantum gravity 08.01.2026 25:07 ↓

Our podcast guest is Alex May of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Oscar-winning computer scientist on the physics of computer animation 23.12.2025 23:11 ↓

CGI pioneer Pat Hanrahan is our podcast guest

How to make 2D metals: Guangyu Zhang on his team’s award-winning research 18.12.2025 35:04 ↓

This podcast features a winner of the Physics World 2025 Breakthrough of the Year

Exploring this year’s best physics research in our Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2025 11.12.2025 31:32 ↓

Lively chat about exoplanet weather, proton arc therapy, 2D metals and more

Building a quantum future using topological phases of matter and error correction 04.12.2025 25:05 ↓

Tim Hsieh of the Perimeter Institute is our podcast guest

Quantum gravity: we explore spin foams and other potential solutions to this enduring challenge 27.11.2025 29:01 ↓

Bianca Dittrich of the Perimeter Institute is our podcast guest

Talking physics with an alien civilization: what could we learn? 20.11.2025 46:31 ↓

Do Aliens Speak Physics? author Daniel Whiteson is our podcast guest

Better coffee, easier parking and more: the fascinating physics of daily life 18.11.2025 57:08 ↓

The author of Physics Around the Clock is our podcast guest

Designing better semiconductor chips: NP hard problems and forever chemicals 13.11.2025 40:25 ↓

We report from the Heidelberg Laureate Forum

Unlocking the potential of 2D materials: graphene and much more 06.11.2025 38:07 ↓

This podcast features Antonio Rossi at the Italian Institute of Technology

Quantum steampunk: we explore the art and science 30.10.2025 40:00 ↓

Our podcast guests are a physicist and a sculptor

Quantum computing and AI join forces for particle physics 23.10.2025 25:10 ↓

We explore how new computing technologies could guide future LHC experiments