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Physics World Weekly Podcast

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

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Oscar-winning computer scientist on the physics of...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/12/23

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Pat Hanrahan, who studied nuclear engineering and biophysics before becoming a founding employee of Pixar Animation Studios. As well as winning three Academy Awards for his work on computer animation, Hanrahan won the Association for Computing Machinery’s A.M. Turing Award for his contributions to 3D computer graphics, or CGI.Earlier this year, Hanrahan spoke to Physics World’s Margaret Harris at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum in

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How to make 2D metals: Guangyu Zhang on his team’s...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/12/18

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Guangyu Zhang. Along with his colleagues at the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhang has bagged the 2025 Physics World Breakthrough of the Year award for creating the first 2D metals.In a wide-ranging conversation, we chat about the motivation behind the team’s research; the challenges in making 2D metals and how these were overcome; and how 2D metals could be used to boost our understanding of condensed

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Exploring this year’s best physics research in our...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/12/11

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features a lively discussion about our Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2025, which include important research in quantum sensing, planetary science, medical physics, 2D materials and more. Physics World editors explain why we have made our selections and look at the broader implications of this impressive body of research.The top 10 serves as the shortlist for the Physics World Breakthrough of the Year award, the winner of which will be announced on 18

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Building a quantum future using topological phases of...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/12/04

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Tim Hsieh of Canada’s Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. We explore some of today’s hottest topics in quantum science and technology – including topological phases of matter; quantum error correction and quantum simulation.Our conversation begins with an exploration of the quirky properties quantum matter and how these can be exploited to create quantum technologies. We look at the challenges that must be overcome to create

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Quantum gravity: we explore spin foams and other...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/11/27

Bianca Dittrich of the Perimeter Institute is our podcast guest

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Talking physics with an alien civilization: what...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/11/20

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

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Better coffee, easier parking and more: the...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/11/18

The author of Physics Around the Clock is our podcast guest

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Designing better semiconductor chips: NP hard...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/11/13

We report from the Heidelberg Laureate Forum

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Unlocking the potential of 2D materials: graphene and...

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2025/11/06

This podcast features Antonio Rossi at the Italian Institute of Technology

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Quantum steampunk: we explore the art and science

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/10/30

Our podcast guests are a physicist and a sculptor

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Quantum computing and AI join forces for particle...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/10/23

We explore how new computing technologies could guide future LHC experiments

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Astronauts could soon benefit from dissolvable eye...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/10/16

A solution to microgravity-related vision problems is the topic of this week's podcast

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From quantum curiosity to quantum computers: the 2025...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/10/09

Quantum physicist and entrepreneur Ilana Wisby on the legacy of this year’s laureates

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The curious history of Nobel prizes: from lighthouses...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/10/02

In this podcast we also make predictions for this year’s physics award

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Imagining alien worlds: we explore the science and...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/09/25

Keith Cooper chats about has new book in this podcast

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Peer review in the age of artificial intelligence

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/09/18

Global survey of reviewers reveals a growing polarization about the use of AI

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Juno: the spacecraft that is revolutionizing our...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/09/11

PI Scott Bolton talks about the mission’s discoveries and endurance in this podcast

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36:59

Artificial intelligence predicts future directions in...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/09/04

This podcast explains what happens when 66,000 research papers are used as training data

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41:17

From a laser lab to The Economist: physicist Jason...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/08/28

This podcast explores a career in science writing and broadcasting

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36:07

Cosmic chemistry: Ewine van Dishoeck shares her zeal...

Physics World Weekly Podcast ·

2025/08/21

Our podcast guest is a Kavli Prize in Astrophysics laureate

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