Interviews about Physics

Scientists have found the best evidence yet that the centre of our galaxy contains significant amounts of dark matter.

What makes some violins sound better than others? To find out, physicists have subjected hundreds of the instruments to...

We explore how maths can define attraction, organise the wedding, and even help maintain love long-term!

Researchers take a red pen to the explanation for one of the most famous school chemistry experiments in which sodium...

Learning more about how enzymes work could lead to the design of new enzymes.

We follow a batch of rubbish on its recycling journey...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a huge floating mass of plastic aggregated by ocean currents and caused by us.

Scientists have been using X-rays to examine magnetism in meteorites dating from the dawn of the solar system...

Roman scrolls burned and buried two thousand years ago when Mount Vesuvius erupted are being read successfully by...

Do you believe the hype? Universities guilty of 'sexing up' science, leading to a saturation of media...

Using a laser to recreate comet and asteroid impacts on the early Earth, scientists have discovered the chemical...

What is sound, and how is it produced and how can computer trickery change the voice?

Bankers are routinely accused of being dishonest - but is there any science that backs this claim? New research claims...

Could combining lasers with a mini version of the Large Hadron Collider provide a treatment for cancer?

Scrubbing away C02 emissions to cut carbon emissions, combat climate change and slash energy costs.

David Spiegelhalter discusses why seemingly unlikely events occur all the time- although not often to him!

How should you shape your nails? Physicists have been calculating the optimal frequency and shape to stop ingrown...

The space age is upon us, with Virgin Galactic offering tickets to space for $250,000 but when will it become the norm?

What does the future hold for travel? Check-in by robot? Transparent fuselage? Airbus tell us what's to come...

Scientists have modeled and predicted a solar storm, which could have implications in protecting us against severe...

Invaders are on their way to the UK - setting up home in our waterways, altering ecosystems and smothering other...

Tiny sensors that harvest energy from passing cars, people or even the flow of your blood may one day be powering...

Plants are hugely efficient at creating energy from sunlight. Now researchers are trying to capture sunlight to make...

Scientists promise us a future where solar cells can be sprayed onto surfaces, so cars, buildings and streets could...