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Antonia Seymour of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest
40 min
This podcast also explores the intersection of general relativity and quantum information
38 min
Aerodynamics expert David Wheater is our podcast guest
19 min
Soft-matter expert Scott Waitukaitis is our podcast guest
29 min
Our podcast guest is James Giltz of One Physics
48 min
Pair are honoured for their work on supernovae and nucleosynthesis
30 min
Laureate Amina Helmi and Per Barth Lilje of the prize committee are our guests
30 min
The executive chair of the UK funding agency is our podcast guest
25 min
Laura Feetham-Walker of IOP Publishing is our podcast guest
37 min
Theoretical physicist Stephen Whitelam is our podcast guest
36 min
Podcast interview also explores concerns about recent funding cuts to fundamental physics research in the UK
32 min
Jacob John of the UK Atomic Energy Authority is our podcast guest
26 min
Florence Concepcion of Aquark Technologies is our podcast guest
49 min
Our podcast guest develops technologies for proteomics
32 min
Our podcast guest began her career with a BSc in applied mathematics and physics
34 min
Medical physicist, inventor and entrepreneur Brian Pogue is our podcast guest
27 min
The company’s sustainability lead Liz Martin is our podcast guest
28 min
British politician talks about the importance of physicists and physics education
41 min
Systems governed by chemistry and physics, not biology, can behave in surprisingly lifelike ways, as Giorgio Volpe, Rob Malinowski and Joe Forth explain
31 min
Impulsonics’ “surround sound” technology frees-up living cells
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