Videos
Videos RSS feedCan we see the motion of electrons on the atomic scale?
May 23, 2013
Amelle Zair on how ultrafast flashes of light are revealing the atomic world
What do plastic bags have in common with metal?
May 22, 2013
Adrian Sutton explains why metals and plastic bags deform in different but related ways
Is there a difference between climate scepticism and climate denial?
May 21, 2013 1 comment
Simon Buckle on the views people take on the science of climate change
Why should we care about climate change?
May 20, 2013 4 comments
Simon Buckle tackles the question that cuts straight to the heart of the climate debate
What is M-theory?
May 17, 2013 2 comments
Leron Borsten on how M-theory could be the one theory to rule them all
What is quantum gravity?
May 9, 2013 3 comments
Leron Borsten explains why general relativity and quantum mechanics are mutually incompatible
What is cosmic inflation?
May 8, 2013 3 comments
Andrew Jaffe explains how the universe underwent a flash of enormous growth when it was just fractions of a second old
What can scientists gain from blogging?
May 7, 2013
Science blogger Andrew Jaffe on what scientists can gain by sharing their insights and enthusiasm
Will the universe go on expanding forever?
May 6, 2013 3 comments
Daniel Mortlock gives his informed opinion on the ultimate fate of the universe
Why do neutrinos change flavour?
May 3, 2013 1 comment
Kenneth Long explains how these particles can oscillate between varieties
Webinars
Webinars RSS feedTriton: advances in dilution refrigerator technology for quantum information processing
Apr 5, 2013
View on demand: a webinar sponsored by Oxford Instruments
Advanced modelling of magnetic materials using Opera FEA software
Feb 27, 2013
View on demand: a webinar sponsored by Cobham
Staying dry to stay alive: the ant raft and other water-repellent systems
Nov 8, 2012
View on demand: an online lecture presented by David Hu
Keeping ahead: a look at physics in Japan
Oct 10, 2012
View on demand: an online lecture presented by Adarsh Sandhu
Quantum man: Richard Feynman's life in science
Apr 4, 2012
View on demand: an online lecture presented by Lawrence M Krauss
On the shoulders of eastern giants: the forgotten contributions of medieval physicists
Oct 20, 2011 2 comments
View on demand: an online lecture presented by Jim Al-Khalili
Bubble trouble: how physics can quantify stock-market crashes
May 12, 2011
View on demand: an online lecture presented by Tobias Preis
The edge of physics: dispatches from the frontiers of cosmology
Feb 10, 2011 1 comment
View on demand: an online lecture presented by Anil Ananthaswamy
Many worlds: how Hugh Everett III changed quantum mechanics
Feb 8, 2011
View on demand: an online lecture presented by Peter Byrne
Explaining research: new tricks for new media
Feb 8, 2011
View on demand: an online lecture presented by Dennis Meredith
Podcasts
Podcasts RSS feedQuantum computing: Challenges, triumphs and applications
Mar 21, 2013
Leading experts explain how quantum mechanics could be harnessed to revolutionize computing
Book of the Year 2012
Dec 18, 2012
Find out which book tops our list of the year's best popular-physics titles
India's physics rebels
Dec 5, 2012 8 comments
A short audio documentary about the students in India who have rejected the allure of engineering to follow their hearts into fundamental science
Mavericks, outsiders and cranks
Oct 15, 2012 29 comments
In this podcast, Physics World's books team explores the boundary between true science and crazy science
Physics in fiction
Aug 30, 2012
Physics World's books-podcast team reviews four recent fiction books that put physics and physicists at the centre of the action
Going where the beam is good
Jul 25, 2012
A podcast about science careers, the end of the Tevatron, and why particle physicists are like surfer dudes
Quantum mechanics in popular-science books
Apr 11, 2012 5 comments
Physics World's podcast team discusses the enduring appeal of quantum mechanics
Top 10 books of 2011
Dec 14, 2011
Listen now to the latest in a new series of Physics World podcasts
Women in science: a books special
Oct 14, 2011 3 comments
Listen now to the first in a new series of Physics World podcasts









