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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Why the SpaceX/NASA launch is so important, how to be a successful physics YouTuber

Posted June 4, 2020 • 00:44:02

Travelling into orbit and using a green screen are on the agenda this week

Exploring the philosophical, historical and sociological dimensions of physics, researchers ponder their return to the lab as lockdown lifts

Posted May 28, 2020 • 00:33:47

Bob Crease explains how he keeps his Critical Point column fresh after two decades

Far-ultraviolet light could fight the next pandemic, assessing the physics in a sci-fi blockbuster, how to detect a black hole in the solar system

Posted May 21, 2020 • 00:36:34

Science fact and fiction in the Physics World Weekly podcast

Happy 60th to the laser, European geoscientists gather online, choosing a plastic-free wrapper for Physics World

Posted May 14, 2020 • 00:52:04

We celebrate the laser and its multitudinous contributions to science and technology

Diamond defects dazzle as quantum technologies, physicist shares his secrets for winning BBC quiz

Posted May 7, 2020 • 00:38:34

We speak to Daniel Twitchen of Element Six and University Challenge champion Caleb Rich