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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Exploring this year’s best physics research in our Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2024

Posted December 12, 2024 • 00:28:24

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features a lively discussion about our

How the UK Metamaterials Network supports scientific and commercial innovation

Posted December 5, 2024 • 00:27:54

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast explores the science and commercial applications of metamaterials with

Astronomers can play an important role in explaining the causes and consequences of climate change, says astrophysicist

Posted November 28, 2024 • 00:36:44

Climate science and astronomy have much in common, and this has inspired the astrophysicist

Top tips for physics outreach from a prize winner, making graphene more sustainable

Posted November 21, 2024 • 00:34:53

In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast I am in conversation with

Space travel: the health effects of space radiation and building a lunar GPS

Posted November 14, 2024 • 00:53:53

We are entering a second golden age of space travel – with human missions to the Moon and Mars planned for the near future. In this episode of the...