In this podcast we learn about a new refrigeration technology and chat about what’s new in physics

Artificial muscles offer a route to greener air conditioning, breakthroughs in semiconductor physics and hidden consciousness

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 might span anything from quantum physics and astronomy through to materials science, environmental research and policy, and biomedical science and technology. Find out more about the stories in this podcast by visiting the Physics World website. If you enjoy what you hear, then also check out our monthly podcast Physics World Stories, which takes a more in-depth look at a specific theme.

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Our podcast guests specialize in bridges and coastal infrastructure

Baltimore bridge collapse: engineers explain how failures can be avoided

Instrumentation scientist Lily Ellis-Gibbings and astrophysicist Alex McDaniel are our guests

A passion for building instrumentation, and a hint of dark matter in dwarf galaxies

We chat about ultrashort pulses and ultrasharp students in this podcast

Celebrating attosecond science, physics tournament focuses on fun

Computer scientist Rick Stevens is our podcast guest

Artificial intelligence: developing useful tools that scientists can trust

Our podcasts guests are Alex Peroff and Neil Spinner of Pine Research

Artificial muscles offer a route to greener air conditioning, breakthroughs in semiconductor physics and hidden consciousness

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