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

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The physics of ice cream: food scientist Douglas Goff talks about this remarkable material

Posted December 26, 2024 • 00:40:39

December might be dark and chilly here in the northern hemisphere, but it’s summer south of the equator – and for many people that means eating...

Mikhail Lukin and Dolev Bluvstein explain how they used trapped atoms to create 48 logical qubits

Posted December 19, 2024 • 00:39:18

One half of the Physics World 2024 Breakthrough of the Year has been awarded to Mikhail Lukin, Dolev Bluvstein and colleagues at Harvard University,...

Hartmut Neven talks about Google Quantum AI’s breakthrough in quantum error correction

Posted December 19, 2024 • 00:32:50

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Exploring this year’s best physics research in our Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2024

Posted December 12, 2024 • 00:28:24

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features a lively discussion about our

How the UK Metamaterials Network supports scientific and commercial innovation

Posted December 5, 2024 • 00:27:54

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast explores the science and commercial applications of metamaterials with