8 Oct 2026 · 49 min
Francis Halzen and IceCube: why neutrinos keep attracting Nobel prizes
Neutrino expert Kirsty Duffy is our podcast guest
Podcast · Tech & Science
Physics World Weekly Podcast
by Physics World · English · Tech & Science
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 might span anything from quantum physics and
- New episodes
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 35 min
- Latest
- 8 Oct 2026
- Language
- English
Latest episode
Earlier episodes 29 most recent
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1 Oct 2026 · 49 min
Nobel predictions, national firsts and the remarkable story of CV Raman
We chat about the Nobel Prize in Physics in this podcast
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24 Sep 2026 · 32 min
Pathways to commercial and academic success in medical physics
Nick Zacharopoulos, CEO of Aktina Medical, is our podcast guest
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17 Sep 2026 · 23 min
Creating better batteries for electricity grids
The applied scientist Lin Ma is our podcast guest
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10 Sep 2026 · 22 min
Porous material offers the benefits of graphene in 3D
Marco Caffio, the co-founder of iGii, is our podcast guest
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3 Sep 2026 · 58 min
Finding careers in STEM and the weirdness of AI
Career consultant Alaina G Levine and AI researcher Janelle Shane are our podcast guests
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27 Aug 2026 · 41 min
Gamma Knife radiosurgery brings precision treatment to benign brain conditions
This podcast features Katharine Hunt of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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20 Aug 2026 · 35 min
The Quantum Kid: childhood curiosity makes physics more accessible
Our podcast guest makes science videos for young people
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14 Aug 2026 · 47 min
Motivation is key to the public’s trust in science, study reveals
Social scientists Shumaila Bhatti and Dara Wald are our podcast guests
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6 Aug 2026 · 35 min
Building bridges between quantum and classical computing
Yonatan Cohen of Quantum Machines is our podcast guest
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30 Jul 2026 · 36 min
How scholarly publishers are safeguarding trust in science
Antonia Seymour of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest
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23 Jul 2026 · 40 min
Quarks and qubits: how quantum computing could transform particle physics
This podcast also explores the intersection of general relativity and quantum information
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16 Jul 2026 · 38 min
Large physics models boost the performance of passenger cars
Aerodynamics expert David Wheater is our podcast guest
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9 Jul 2026 · 20 min
Static electricity: mysteries lurk within this everyday phenomenon
Soft-matter expert Scott Waitukaitis is our podcast guest
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25 Jun 2026 · 29 min
Independent linac commissioning matters for radiotherapy
Our podcast guest is James Giltz of One Physics
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18 Jun 2026 · 48 min
Ken’ichi Nomoto and Stanford Woosley share the 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
Pair are honoured for their work on supernovae and nucleosynthesis
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11 Jun 2026 · 30 min
‘Galactic archaeologists’ share the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
Laureate Amina Helmi and Per Barth Lilje of the prize committee are our guests
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4 Jun 2026 · 30 min
Inside EPSRC: Charlotte Deane on funding the future of UK physics
The executive chair of the UK funding agency is our podcast guest
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28 May 2026 · 26 min
Open data: the benefits and challenges of sharing a precious resource
Laura Feetham-Walker of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest
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21 May 2026 · 38 min
Thermodynamic computing: noise as a resource, not an enemy
Theoretical physicist Stephen Whitelam is our podcast guest
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14 May 2026 · 36 min
Paul Howarth: IOP president highlights the need to raise the profile of physics in society
Podcast interview also explores concerns about recent funding cuts to fundamental physics research in the UK
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7 May 2026 · 33 min
Near-oxymoronic requirements: the materials challenges of fusion energy
Jacob John of the UK Atomic Energy Authority is our podcast guest
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23 Apr 2026 · 27 min
Quantum sensors benefit from miniaturized ultrahigh vacuum
Florence Concepcion of Aquark Technologies is our podcast guest
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16 Apr 2026 · 50 min
Proteins on manuscript reveal how Renaissance medicines were made
Our podcast guest develops technologies for proteomics
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9 Apr 2026 · 32 min
Backing winners in deep tech: physicist and venture capitalist Alexandra Vidyuk
Our podcast guest began her career with a BSc in applied mathematics and physics
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2 Apr 2026 · 34 min
Biomedical optics play crucial roles across medicine
Medical physicist, inventor and entrepreneur Brian Pogue is our podcast guest
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26 Mar 2026 · 28 min
How IOP Publishing cut its carbon footprint by 36% since 2020
The company’s sustainability lead Liz Martin is our podcast guest
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19 Mar 2026 · 29 min
From the classroom to the committee room: Dave Robertson MP on politics and physics
British politician talks about the importance of physicists and physics education
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12 Mar 2026 · 41 min
Droplet scientists push the boundary between living and non-living matter
Systems governed by chemistry and physics, not biology, can behave in surprisingly lifelike ways, as Giorgio Volpe, Rob Malinowski and Joe Forth explain
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5 Mar 2026 · 31 min
Ultrasound system solves the ‘unsticking problem’ in biomedical research
Impulsonics’ “surround sound” technology frees-up living cells
About 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 might span anything from quantum physics and
Physics World Weekly Podcast is a English tech & science podcast from Physics World. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.
- Publisher
- Physics World
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tech & Science
- New episodes
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 35 min
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
- Feed
- RSS — paste into any podcast app
- Apple Podcasts
- podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1400686733
- Rights
- Copyright by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors
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