Theorists use cloud-based Bose–Einstein condensate to study tunnelling
Quantum experiment is controlled from thousands of kilometres away
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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...
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Ignacio Cirac: Newton Medal winner looks to the future of quantum technology
Quantum pioneer calls for more investment in Europe’s quantum industries
Francis Halzen and IceCube: why neutrinos keep attracting Nobel prizes
Neutrino expert Kirsty Duffy is our podcast guest
Nobel predictions, national firsts and the remarkable story of CV Raman
We chat about the Nobel Prize in Physics in this podcast
Pathways to commercial and academic success in medical physics
Nick Zacharopoulos, CEO of Aktina Medical, is our podcast guest
Creating better batteries for electricity grids
The applied scientist Lin Ma is our podcast guest
Porous material offers the benefits of graphene in 3D
Marco Caffio, the co-founder of iGii, is our podcast guest
Finding careers in STEM and the weirdness of AI
Career consultant Alaina G Levine and AI researcher Janelle Shane are our podcast guests
Gamma Knife radiosurgery brings precision treatment to benign brain conditions
This podcast features Katharine Hunt of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Quantum Kid: childhood curiosity makes physics more accessible
Our podcast guest makes science videos for young people
Motivation is key to the public’s trust in science, study reveals
Social scientists Shumaila Bhatti and Dara Wald are our podcast guests
Building bridges between quantum and classical computing
Yonatan Cohen of Quantum Machines is our podcast guest
How scholarly publishers are safeguarding trust in science
Antonia Seymour of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest
Quarks and qubits: how quantum computing could transform particle physics
This podcast also explores the intersection of general relativity and quantum information
Large physics models boost the performance of passenger cars
Aerodynamics expert David Wheater is our podcast guest
Static electricity: mysteries lurk within this everyday phenomenon
Soft-matter expert Scott Waitukaitis is our podcast guest
Independent linac commissioning matters for radiotherapy
Our podcast guest is James Giltz of One Physics
Ken’ichi Nomoto and Stanford Woosley share the 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
Pair are honoured for their work on supernovae and nucleosynthesis
‘Galactic archaeologists’ share the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
Laureate Amina Helmi and Per Barth Lilje of the prize committee are our guests
Inside EPSRC: Charlotte Deane on funding the future of UK physics
The executive chair of the UK funding agency is our podcast guest