Physics World Weekly Podcast

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

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