Physics World Weekly Podcast

Ignacio Cirac: Newton Medal winner looks to the future of quantum technology 15.10.2026 30:28 ↓

Quantum pioneer calls for more investment in Europe’s quantum industries

Francis Halzen and IceCube: why neutrinos keep attracting Nobel prizes 08.10.2026 48:49 ↓

Neutrino expert Kirsty Duffy is our podcast guest

Nobel predictions, national firsts and the remarkable story of CV Raman 01.10.2026 49:06 ↓

We chat about the Nobel Prize in Physics in this podcast

Pathways to commercial and academic success in medical physics 24.09.2026 31:57 ↓

Nick Zacharopoulos, CEO of Aktina Medical, is our podcast guest

Creating better batteries for electricity grids 17.09.2026 22:59 ↓

The applied scientist Lin Ma is our podcast guest

Porous material offers the benefits of graphene in 3D 10.09.2026 22:21 ↓

Marco Caffio, the co-founder of iGii, is our podcast guest

Finding careers in STEM and the weirdness of AI 03.09.2026 57:34 ↓

Career consultant Alaina G Levine and AI researcher Janelle Shane are our podcast guests

Gamma Knife radiosurgery brings precision treatment to benign brain conditions 27.08.2026 41:00 ↓

This podcast features Katharine Hunt of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Quantum Kid: childhood curiosity makes physics more accessible 20.08.2026 35:10 ↓

Our podcast guest makes science videos for young people

Motivation is key to the public’s trust in science, study reveals 14.08.2026 47:13 ↓

Social scientists Shumaila Bhatti and Dara Wald are our podcast guests

Building bridges between quantum and classical computing 06.08.2026 35:20 ↓

Yonatan Cohen of Quantum Machines is our podcast guest

How scholarly publishers are safeguarding trust in science 30.07.2026 35:31 ↓

Antonia Seymour of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest

Quarks and qubits: how quantum computing could transform particle physics 23.07.2026 40:08 ↓

This podcast also explores the intersection of general relativity and quantum information

Large physics models boost the performance of passenger cars 16.07.2026 38:25 ↓

Aerodynamics expert David Wheater is our podcast guest

Static electricity: mysteries lurk within this everyday phenomenon 09.07.2026 19:31 ↓

Soft-matter expert Scott Waitukaitis is our podcast guest

Independent linac commissioning matters for radiotherapy 25.06.2026 29:24 ↓

Our podcast guest is James Giltz of One Physics

Ken’ichi Nomoto and Stanford Woosley share the 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy 18.06.2026 48:23 ↓

Pair are honoured for their work on supernovae and nucleosynthesis

‘Galactic archaeologists’ share the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics 11.06.2026 30:05 ↓

Laureate Amina Helmi and Per Barth Lilje of the prize committee are our guests

Inside EPSRC: Charlotte Deane on funding the future of UK physics 04.06.2026 30:18 ↓

The executive chair of the UK funding agency is our podcast guest

Open data: the benefits and challenges of sharing a precious resource 28.05.2026 25:37 ↓

Laura Feetham-Walker of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest

Thermodynamic computing: noise as a resource, not an enemy 21.05.2026 37:47 ↓

Theoretical physicist Stephen Whitelam is our podcast guest

Paul Howarth: IOP president highlights the need to raise the profile of physics in society 14.05.2026 36:05 ↓

Podcast interview also explores concerns about recent funding cuts to fundamental physics research in the UK

Near-oxymoronic requirements: the materials challenges of fusion energy 07.05.2026 32:49 ↓

Jacob John of the UK Atomic Energy Authority is our podcast guest

Quantum sensors benefit from miniaturized ultrahigh vacuum 23.04.2026 26:41 ↓

Florence Concepcion of Aquark Technologies is our podcast guest

Proteins on manuscript reveal how Renaissance medicines were made 16.04.2026 49:46 ↓

Our podcast guest develops technologies for proteomics