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

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Body-based units of measurement offer advantages over standardized systems, speaking of Oppenheimer

Posted August 10, 202300:38:50

For millennia, humans have used units of measurement based on aspects of the human body. Familiar examples include the fathom (arm span) and the qubit...

How to deflect an asteroid: DART’s Andrew Cheng on the Physics World Breakthrough of the Year

Posted December 15, 202200:24:11

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features an interview with Andrew Cheng, who is a lead scientist on the

Quantum-computing company focuses on quantum simulation for industry, celebrating the International Year of Glass

Posted June 2, 202200:33:26

In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, Jenni Strabley and Simon McAdams of Quantinuum...

Meet the winners of the Physics World 2021 Breakthrough of the Year award

Posted December 16, 202100:25:39

In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, I chat with the winners of the

Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2021: a lively round-up of the year’s best physics results

Posted December 9, 202100:34:49

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features a lively discussion about some of the best physics done this year as we talk about...