Physics World Weekly Podcast

by Physics World

NewProbing advanced materials with time-resolved photoluminescence microscopyNovember 12, 2026 · 35 min

Episodes: 100
Released: weekly
Latest episode: Nov 12, 2026

About the 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 astronomy through to materials science, environmental research and policy, and biomedical science and technology. Find out more about the stories in this podcast by visiting the Physics World website. If you enjoy what you hear, then also check out our monthly podcast Physics World Stories, which takes a more in-depth look at a specific theme.

License: Copyright by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors

Episodes 100

Probing advanced materials with time-resolved photoluminescence microscopy
November 12, 202635 min
PicoQuant’s Emilio Gutierrez-Partida is our podcast guest
Building an international research institute from the ground up
November 5, 202638 min
Our podcast guest is founding director of the IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience in Seoul
From catalysts to quantum materials: exploring the future of platinum group metals
October 29, 202639 min
Marge Ryan of Johnson Matthey is our podcast guest
Theorists use cloud-based Bose–Einstein condensate to study tunnelling
October 22, 202625 min
Quantum experiment is controlled from thousands of kilometres away
Ignacio Cirac: Newton Medal winner looks to the future of quantum technology
October 15, 202630 min
Quantum pioneer calls for more investment in Europe’s quantum industries
Francis Halzen and IceCube: why neutrinos keep attracting Nobel prizes
October 8, 202649 min
Neutrino expert Kirsty Duffy is our podcast guest
Nobel predictions, national firsts and the remarkable story of CV Raman
October 1, 202649 min
We chat about the Nobel Prize in Physics in this podcast
Pathways to commercial and academic success in medical physics
September 24, 202632 min
Nick Zacharopoulos, CEO of Aktina Medical, is our podcast guest
Creating better batteries for electricity grids
September 17, 202623 min
The applied scientist Lin Ma is our podcast guest
Porous material offers the benefits of graphene in 3D
September 10, 202622 min
Marco Caffio, the co-founder of iGii, is our podcast guest
Finding careers in STEM and the weirdness of AI
September 3, 202658 min
Career consultant Alaina G Levine and AI researcher Janelle Shane are our podcast guests
Gamma Knife radiosurgery brings precision treatment to benign brain conditions
August 27, 202641 min
This podcast features Katharine Hunt of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Quantum Kid: childhood curiosity makes physics more accessible
August 20, 202635 min
Our podcast guest makes science videos for young people
Motivation is key to the public’s trust in science, study reveals
August 14, 202647 min
Social scientists Shumaila Bhatti and Dara Wald are our podcast guests
Building bridges between quantum and classical computing
August 6, 202635 min
Yonatan Cohen of Quantum Machines is our podcast guest
How scholarly publishers are safeguarding trust in science
July 30, 202636 min
Antonia Seymour of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest
Quarks and qubits: how quantum computing could transform particle physics
July 23, 202640 min
This podcast also explores the intersection of general relativity and quantum information
Large physics models boost the performance of passenger cars
July 16, 202638 min
Aerodynamics expert David Wheater is our podcast guest
Static electricity: mysteries lurk within this everyday phenomenon
July 9, 202620 min
Soft-matter expert Scott Waitukaitis is our podcast guest
Independent linac commissioning matters for radiotherapy
June 25, 202629 min
Our podcast guest is James Giltz of One Physics
Ken’ichi Nomoto and Stanford Woosley share the 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
June 18, 202648 min
Pair are honoured for their work on supernovae and nucleosynthesis
‘Galactic archaeologists’ share the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
June 11, 202630 min
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
June 4, 202630 min
The executive chair of the UK funding agency is our podcast guest
Open data: the benefits and challenges of sharing a precious resource
May 28, 202626 min
Laura Feetham-Walker of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest
Thermodynamic computing: noise as a resource, not an enemy
May 21, 202638 min
Theoretical physicist Stephen Whitelam is our podcast guest
Paul Howarth: IOP president highlights the need to raise the profile of physics in society
May 14, 202636 min
Podcast interview also explores concerns about recent funding cuts to fundamental physics research in the UK
Near-oxymoronic requirements: the materials challenges of fusion energy
May 7, 202633 min
Jacob John of the UK Atomic Energy Authority is our podcast guest
Quantum sensors benefit from miniaturized ultrahigh vacuum
April 23, 202627 min
Florence Concepcion of Aquark Technologies is our podcast guest
Proteins on manuscript reveal how Renaissance medicines were made
April 16, 202650 min
Our podcast guest develops technologies for proteomics
Backing winners in deep tech: physicist and venture capitalist Alexandra Vidyuk
April 9, 202632 min
Our podcast guest began her career with a BSc in applied mathematics and physics

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