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Physics is full of captivating stories, from ongoing endeavours to explain the cosmos to ingenious innovations that shape the world around us. In the Physics World Stories podcast, Andrew Glester talks to the people behind some of the most intriguing and inspiring scientific stories. Listen to the podcast to hear from a diverse mix of scientists, engineers, artists and other commentators. Find out more about the stories in this podcast by visiting the Physics World website. If you enjoy what ...
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Threads of fire: uncovering volcanic secrets with Pele’s hair and tears
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52:39Volcanoes are awe-inspiring beasts. They spew molten rivers, towering ash plumes, and – in rarer cases – delicate glassy formations known as Pele’s hair and Pele’s tears. These volcanic materials, named after the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire, are the focus of the latest Physics World Stories podcast, featuring volcanologists Kenna Rubin (…
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Quantum superstars gather in Paris for the IYQ 2025 opening ceremony
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27:23The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology – or IYQ. UNESCO kicked-off IYQ on 4–5 February at a gala opening ceremony in Paris. Physics World’s Matin Durrani was there, and he shares his highlights from the event in this episode of the Phys…
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How the changing environment affects solar-panel efficiency: the Indian perspective
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26:16This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast looks at how climate and environmental change affect the efficiency of solar panels. Our guest is the climate scientist Sushovan Ghosh, who is lead author of paper that explores how aerosols, rising temperatures and other environmental factors will affect solar-energy output in India in the coming de…
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Mark Thomson looks to the future of CERN and particle physics
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38:50This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Mark Thomson, who will become the next director-general of CERN in January 2026. In a conversation with Physics World’s Michael Banks, Thomson shares his vision of the future of the world’s preeminent particle physics lab, which is home to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). They chat about the…
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Helgoland: leading physicists to gather on the tiny island where quantum mechanics was born
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57:45In this episode of Physics World Stories, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Werner Heisenberg’s trip to the North Sea island of Helgoland, where he developed the first formulation of quantum theory. Listen to the podcast as we delve into the latest advances in quantum science and technology with three researchers who will be attending a 6-day w…
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Why electrochemistry lies at the heart of modern technology
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35:17This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features a conversation with Colm O’Dwyer, who is professor of chemical energy at University College Cork in Ireland and president of the Electrochemical Society. He talks about the role that electrochemistry plays in the development of modern technologies including batteries, semiconductor chips and…
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Ceryx Medical: company uses bioelectronics to coordinate the heart and lungs
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41:33Heart failure is a serious condition that occurs when a damaged heart loses its ability to pump blood around the body. It affects as many as 100 million people worldwide and it is a progressive disease such that five years after a diagnosis, 50% of patients with heart failure will be dead. The UK-based company Ceryx Medical has created a new bioele…
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Humanitarian engineering can improve cancer treatment in low- and middle-income countries
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48:08This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast explores how the concept of humanitarian engineering can be used to provide high quality cancer care to people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is an important challenge because today only 5% of global radiotherapy resources are located in LMICs, which are home to the majority of the…
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International Year of Quantum Science and Technology: our celebrations begin with a look at quantum networks and sensors
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37:06As proclaimed by the United Nations, 2025 is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, or IYQ for short. This year was chosen because it marks the 100th anniversary of Werner Heisenberg’s development of matrix mechanics – the first consistent mathematical description of quantum physics. Our guest in this episode of the Physics World…
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The physics of ice cream: food scientist Douglas Goff talks about this remarkable material
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40:39December might be dark and chilly here in the northern hemisphere, but it’s summer south of the equator – and for many people that means eating ice cream. It turns out that the physics of ice cream is rather remarkable – as I discovered when I travelled to Canada’s University of Guelph to interview the food scientist Douglas Goff. He is a leading e…
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Mikhail Lukin and Dolev Bluvstein explain how they used trapped atoms to create 48 logical qubits
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39:18One half of the Physics World 2024 Breakthrough of the Year has been awarded to Mikhail Lukin, Dolev Bluvstein and colleagues at Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and QuEra Computing for demonstrating quantum error correction on an atomic processor with 48 logical qubits. In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podca…
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Hartmut Neven talks about Google Quantum AI’s breakthrough in quantum error correction
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32:50One half of the Physics World 2024 Breakthrough of the Year has been awarded to Hartmut Neven and colleagues at Google Quantum AI and their collaborators for implementing quantum error correction below the surface code threshold in a superconducting chip. In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, Neven talks about Google’s new Willow qua…
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From physics to filmmaking: Mark Levinson on his new documentary, The Universe in a Grain of Sand
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1:00:05In this episode of Physics World Stories, host Andrew Glester interviews Mark Levinson, a former theoretical particle physicist turned acclaimed filmmaker, about his newest work, The Universe in a Grain of Sand. Far from a conventional documentary, Levinson’s latest project is a creative work of art in its own right – a visually rich meditation on …
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Exploring this year’s best physics research in our Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2024
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28:24This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features a lively discussion about our Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2024, which include important research in nuclear physics, quantum computing, medical physics, lasers and more. Physics World editors explain why we have made our selections and look at the broader implications of this impressive body of …
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How the UK Metamaterials Network supports scientific and commercial innovation
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27:54This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast explores the science and commercial applications of metamaterials with Claire Dancer of the University of Warwick and Alastair Hibbins of the University of Exeter. They lead the UK Metamaterials Network, which brings together people in academia, industry and governmental agencies to support and expan…
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Astronomers can play an important role in explaining the causes and consequences of climate change, says astrophysicist
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36:44Climate science and astronomy have much in common, and this has inspired the astrophysicist Travis Rector to call on astronomers to educate themselves, their students and the wider public about climate change. In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, Rector explains why astronomers should listen to the concerns of the public when engagi…
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Top tips for physics outreach from a prize winner, making graphene more sustainable
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34:53In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast I am in conversation with Joanne O’Meara, who has bagged a King Charles III Coronation Medal for her outstanding achievements in science education and outreach. Based at Canada’s University of Guelph, the medical physicist talks about her passion for science communication and her plans for a new s…
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Space travel: the health effects of space radiation and building a lunar GPS
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53:53We 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 Physics World Weekly podcast we explore two very different challenges facing the next generation of cosmic explorers. First up, the radiation oncologist James Welsh chats with Physics World’s Tami Freema…
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