In the movie The Meaning of Life, the Monty Python team reminds us that we live in “an amazing and expanding universe”. Ever since the startling evidence for cosmic expansion was discovered in the 1920s, physicists have considered the possibility that the so-called constants of nature – such as the charge on the electron and […]
About half a century ago, physicists like Max Delbrück and Erwin Schrödinger discovered the fascination of tackling problems in biology with physics. Indeed, the increasing overlap of physics, biology and chemistry that followed led to the foundation in 1961 of the International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics. And as the 700 delegates at the […]
How much do members earn and what do they think of their careers? Edwin Cartlidge picks out the highlights from the Institute's latest compilation of members' earnings
Read article: The Institute of Physics salary survey
Most people choose to study physics because of a fascination with the subject, not because they think it is likely to earn them lots of money. But even physicists are curious on this topic
Read article: So just how good is your salary?
The most successful applications of atomic clocks include the global positioning system (GPS) of satellites for navigation, and also the international basis of timekeeping, known as the coordinated universal timescale or UTC. Atomic clocks are also used in precision tests of fundamental theories, such as quantum electrodynamics and general relativity. Historically the increase in accuracy […]
A drink of heavy water provides a quick and simple measurement of body water
The Undergraduate Physics Enquiry checks the health of university physics
European particle physics lab miscalculates the cost of its Large Hadron Collider
The link between water absorption and light scattering in airborne particles is surprisingly complex
The entanglement of two macroscopic objects could pave the way for 'quantum teleportation'
Read article: Entanglement leaps to larger scales
