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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Oscar-winning computer scientist on the physics of computer animation

Posted December 23, 2025 • 00:23:11

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Pat Hanrahan,...

How to make 2D metals: Guangyu Zhang on his team’s award-winning research

Posted December 18, 2025 • 00:35:04

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Guangyu Zhang. Along with his colleagues at the Institute of Physics of the Chinese...

Exploring this year’s best physics research in our Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2025

Posted December 11, 2025 • 00:31:32

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features a lively discussion about our Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2025, which include important...

Building a quantum future using topological phases of matter and error correction

Posted December 4, 2025 • 00:25:05

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Tim Hsieh...

Quantum gravity: we explore spin foams and other potential solutions to this enduring challenge

Posted November 27, 2025 • 00:29:01

Earlier this autumn I had the pleasure of visiting the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics...