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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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

The physics and genetics of a butterfly’s stunning structural colour, how COVID-19 is affecting the provision of radiation therapy

Posted April 30, 2020 • 00:22:53

This week we learn about the genetics of iridescence in butterfly wings

Neutrinos provide insight into why matter dominates the universe, celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 30th birthday

Posted April 23, 2020 • 00:29:18

We chat about tiny but very useful particles and an astronomical achievement