Physics World Weekly Podcast

Physics World

Riik Ühendkuningriik

Žanrid Technology, Science, Physics

Keel EN-GB

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Viimane 04.06.2026

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

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 25min

Laura Feetham-Walker of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest
Thermodynamic computing: noise as a resource, not an enemy 21.05.2026 37min

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 36min

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 32min

Jacob John of the UK Atomic Energy Authority is our podcast guest
Quantum sensors benefit from miniaturized ultrahigh vacuum 23.04.2026 26min

Florence Concepcion of Aquark Technologies is our podcast guest
Proteins on manuscript reveal how Renaissance medicines were made 16.04.2026 49min

Our podcast guest develops technologies for proteomics
Backing winners in deep tech: physicist and venture capitalist Alexandra Vidyuk 09.04.2026 32min

Our podcast guest began her career with a BSc in applied mathematics and physics
Biomedical optics play crucial roles across medicine 02.04.2026 34min

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 27min

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 28min

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 41min

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 31min

Impulsonics’ “surround sound” technology frees-up living cells
LHCb upgrade: CERN collaboration responds to UK funding cut 26.02.2026 33min

LHCb spokesperson-elect Tim Gershon is our podcast guest
Quantum Systems Accelerator focuses on technologies for computing 19.02.2026 34min

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 22min

Aerospace engineer Rahil Makadia on the danger of asteroid “keyholes”
Physics‑based simulations help diagnose and treat disease 05.02.2026 27min

Computer scientist Amanda Randles is our podcast guest
AI-based tool improves the quality of radiation therapy plans for cancer treatment 29.01.2026 38min

Medical physicist Todd McNutt is our podcast guest
Laser fusion: Focused Energy charts a course to commercial viability 22.01.2026 32min

Plasma physicist Debbie Callahan is our podcast guest
Quantum metrology at NPL: we explore the challenges and opportunities 14.01.2026 25min

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