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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Harnessing the power of the oceans, careers tips, and a close look at terahertz technologies

Posted March 12, 2020 • 00:29:14

The podcast team discusses power from waves, careers advice for physics graduates and the many applications of terahertz waves

Coronavirus hits the conference calendar, physicists excel in ‘deep tech’ start-up challenge, remembering Freeman Dyson

Posted March 5, 2020 • 00:53:17

In this podcast episode we ask if online virtual meetings are the future for physics conferences

The science of sand and snow, and a novel take on the double-slit experiment

Posted February 27, 2020 • 00:31:57

The podcast team discusses skiing holidays, how sand dunes communicate and a new variant of the classic Young's double-slit experiments

Cold atoms, a cosmic cold spot, and a tale of Cold War espionage

Posted February 20, 2020 • 00:39:02

The Physics World team takes a walk on the cold side in this week’s podcast

Conspiracy theories, smartphone apps for identifying skin cancer, classical time crystals

Posted February 13, 2020 • 00:29:39

We also chat about lotus-leaf shapes in this episode of our weekly podcast