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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Mailing undergraduate lab experiments to students stuck at home, how to run a physics conference on Zoom

Posted June 25, 2020 • 00:30:17

Physicists explain how they adapted and thrived under COVID-19 restrictions

Neutrons join the battle against COVID-19, firm aims for a million-qubit quantum computer, cyanobacteria power a solar cell

Posted June 18, 2020 • 00:49:58

A neutron scientist, quantum entrepreneur and student contributor join us this week

Why ultrafast is ultra-good for medical imaging, helping children learn physics at home, the Cheerios effect

Posted June 11, 2020 • 00:33:10

The physics of gamma-ray detectors and breakfast cereals

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