We have two regular podcast series. Physics World Weekly looks at the latest events and headlines in physics, as well as featuring short interviews with scientists and our team of journalists. Physics World Stories takes a more in-depth look at a topic that we feel warrants further coverage.
Latest Physics World podcasts
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
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Back to the Moon: inside the Artemis II mission
Exploring the first crewed Artemis mission, the future of lunar exploration and how spaceflight could help inspire greener technologies on Earth
Read article: Back to the Moon: inside the Artemis II mission
Thermodynamic computing: noise as a resource, not an enemy
Theoretical physicist Stephen Whitelam is our podcast guest
Read article: Thermodynamic computing: noise as a resource, not an enemy
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
Read article: Paul Howarth: IOP president highlights the need to raise the profile of physics in society
Near-oxymoronic requirements: the materials challenges of fusion energy
Jacob John of the UK Atomic Energy Authority is our podcast guest
Read article: Near-oxymoronic requirements: the materials challenges of fusion energy
Oppenheimer unfiltered: rare recordings released to the public
Newly released audio interviews reveal a personal, reflective side of Robert Oppenheimer
Read article: Oppenheimer unfiltered: rare recordings released to the public
Quantum sensors benefit from miniaturized ultrahigh vacuum
Florence Concepcion of Aquark Technologies is our podcast guest
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Proteins on manuscript reveal how Renaissance medicines were made
Our podcast guest develops technologies for proteomics
Read article: Proteins on manuscript reveal how Renaissance medicines were made
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
Read article: Backing winners in deep tech: physicist and venture capitalist Alexandra Vidyuk
Biomedical optics play crucial roles across medicine
Medical physicist, inventor and entrepreneur Brian Pogue is our podcast guest
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Exploring the astrophysics behind Project Hail Mary
Author Andy Weir and astrophysicist Becky Smethurst unpack the physics in the new Hollywood space epic
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How IOP Publishing cut its carbon footprint by 36% since 2020
The company’s sustainability lead Liz Martin is our podcast guest
Read article: How IOP Publishing cut its carbon footprint by 36% since 2020
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
Read article: From the classroom to the committee room: Dave Robertson MP on politics and physics
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
Read article: Droplet scientists push the boundary between living and non-living matter
Ultrasound system solves the ‘unsticking problem’ in biomedical research
Impulsonics’ “surround sound” technology frees-up living cells
Read article: Ultrasound system solves the ‘unsticking problem’ in biomedical research
Chernobyl at 40: physics, politics and the nuclear debate today
Jim Smith reflects on the 1986 disaster and how it still shapes public perception of nuclear power
Read article: Chernobyl at 40: physics, politics and the nuclear debate today
LHCb upgrade: CERN collaboration responds to UK funding cut
LHCb spokesperson-elect Tim Gershon is our podcast guest
Read article: LHCb upgrade: CERN collaboration responds to UK funding cut
Quantum Systems Accelerator focuses on technologies for computing
Bert de Jong of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab is our podcast guest
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Asteroid deflection: why we need to get it right the first time
Aerospace engineer Rahil Makadia on the danger of asteroid “keyholes”
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