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Reversible computing could help solve AI’s looming energy crisis

Posted June 26, 2025 • 00:27:03

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Helgoland: leading scientists reflect on 100 years of quantum physics and look to the future

Posted June 19, 2025 • 00:37:07

Last week, Physics World’s Matin Durrani boarded a ferry in Hamburg that was bound for Helgoland – an archipelago in the North Sea about...

Exploring careers in healthcare for physicists and engineers

Posted June 12, 2025 • 00:25:32

In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast we explore the career opportunities open to physicists and engineers looking to work within...

Richard Bond and George Efstathiou: meet the astrophysicists who are shaping our understanding of the early universe

Posted June 5, 2025 • 00:55:03

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features George Efstathiou and...

Teaching quantum physics to everyone: pictures offer a new way of understanding

Posted May 29, 2025 • 00:35:27

Quantum science is enjoying a renaissance as nascent quantum computers emerge from the lab and quantum sensors are being used for practical applications.

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