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

Recent Episodes

Meteorite hunters find fireball fragments in England, CERN collider has discovered 59 new hadrons

Posted March 11, 2021 • 00:42:11

Scientists race against time to find pristine meteorites and what exotic hadrons could tell us about the nature of the strong force

The race to discover superheavy elements, a dinosaur killer and other visitors from outer space

Posted March 4, 2021 • 00:41:37

In this week’s podcast we chat about making new isotopes and what to do if you find a meteorite

How gravitational waves could reveal flaws in a black-hole theorem, satellites lead an agricultural revolution

Posted February 25, 2021 • 00:43:47

This week’s podcast features black-hole and satellite-imaging experts

Quantum-enabled scanner will boost our understanding of brain function, doing research 6.5 km under the ocean’s surface

Posted February 18, 2021 • 00:49:21

In this week’s podcast we also talk about the cold snap in Texas

How sidewinder snakes slither sideways, the challenges of creating sustainable infrastructure

Posted February 11, 2021 • 00:38:01

This week’s podcast features a snake locomotion expert and a sustainable infrastructure specialist are on the podcast this week