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Astronauts could soon benefit from dissolvable eye insert
Spending time in space has a big impact on the human body and can cause a range of health issues. Many astronauts develop vision problems because microgravity causes body fluids to redistribute towards the head. This can lead to swelling in the eye and co
From quantum curiosity to quantum computers: the 2025 Nobel Prize for Physics
This years Nobel Prize for Physics went to John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantization in an electric circuit.That circuit was a superconducting device called a J
The curious history of Nobel prizes: from lighthouses to gravitational waves
Next week, the winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize for Physics will be revealed. In the run-up to the announcement Im joined in this podcast by my colleague Matin Durrani, who has surveyed the last quarter century of Nobel prizes and picked his top five phys
Imagining alien worlds: we explore the science and fiction of exoplanets
Keith Cooper chats about his new book in this podcast
Peer review in the age of artificial intelligence
Global survey of reviewers reveals a growing polarization about the use of AI
Juno: the spacecraft that is revolutionizing our understanding of Jupiter
PI Scott Bolton talks about the missions discoveries and endurance in this podcast
Artificial intelligence predicts future directions in quantum science
This podcast explains what happens when 66,000 research papers are used as training data
From a laser lab to the Economist: physicist Jason Palmer on his move to journalism
This podcast explores a career in science writing and broadcasting
Cosmic chemistry: Ewine van Dishoeck shares her zeal for astrochemistry
Our podcast guest is a Kavli Prize in Astrophysics laureate
Building a quantum powerhouse in the US Midwest
Our podcast guests are Preeti Chalsani and David Awschalom





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