Physics World Stories Podcast

Physics World Stories Podcast


Latest Episodes

Quantum melodies: the intersection of music and quantum physics
March 28, 2023

Music generated by quantum computers is intriguing from musical and scientific perspectives

Finding solace in the stars
February 24, 2023

Astrophysicists story shows the power science and human connection

Making spaceflight accessible to people with physical disabilities
January 31, 2023

ESA launches parastronaut feasibility study to make spaceflight more inclusive

Robin Ince and the joy of popular-science books
December 21, 2022

Our traditional end-of-year episode will give you some holiday reading ideas

Fixing our bodies with glass
June 01, 2022

Bioglass can heal our bones while fending off harmful microbes

Cutting the carbon footprint of supercomputing in scientific research
May 04, 2022

More efficient coding and quantifying climate impacts are among the solutions

JET’s record result and the quest for fusion energy
April 04, 2022

Physics World Stories examines the recent breakthrough at the Joint European Torus experiment

Music from our material world
March 08, 2022

From spiderweb harmonies to a viral hit inspired by the COVID-19 spike protein

The James Webb Space Telescope launches astronomy into a new era
January 25, 2022

Now the mission has reached its destination, what lies ahead for the science programme?

Physics books that captured the imagination in 2021
December 22, 2021

Some of the years best popular-science books and a Stephen Hawking quiz