100 episodes

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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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.

    Teaching nuclear physics using data rather than models, recovering helium from party balloons

    Teaching nuclear physics using data rather than models, recovering helium from party balloons

    A cryogenics technician and nuclear physicist are our podcast guests

    • 39 min
    Baltimore bridge collapse: engineers explain how failures can be avoided

    Baltimore bridge collapse: engineers explain how failures can be avoided

    Our podcast guests specialize in bridges and coastal infrastructure

    • 45 min
    A passion for building instrumentation, and a hint of dark matter in dwarf galaxies

    A passion for building instrumentation, and a hint of dark matter in dwarf galaxies

    Instrumentation scientist Lily Ellis-Gibbings and astrophysicist Alex McDaniel are our guests

    • 38 min
    Celebrating attosecond science, physics tournament focuses on fun

    Celebrating attosecond science, physics tournament focuses on fun

    We chat about ultrashort pulses and ultrasharp students in this podcast

    • 39 min
    Artificial intelligence: developing useful tools that scientists can trust

    Artificial intelligence: developing useful tools that scientists can trust

    Computer scientist Rick Stevens is our podcast guest

    • 26 min
    Social media: making it work for physics-related businesses

    Social media: making it work for physics-related businesses

    Our podcasts guests are Alex Peroff and Neil Spinner of Pine Research

    • 41 min

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