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
From rocket science to rock stardom, physics prepares you for a wide range of careers
Read article: Career options for physicists
For physicists who have fallen for the charms of one another, finding two permanent physics jobs in the same place is one of the toughest challenges they face
Read article: Love and the two-body problem
Whether you are about to enter the job market for the first time or have been in the workplace for years, many of the same job-hunting skills apply, discovers Valerie Jamieson
Read article: How to get the job you really want
Physicists are developing sources that emit ultrashort bursts of X-rays to study and control the motion of electrons inside atoms, says Ferenc Krausz
Read article: From femtochemistry to attophysics
New experiments are pushing our understanding of light and optics to the limit and are also opening up new areas of physics and novel applications
Read article: Rewriting the laws of optics
The ability to stop light in its tracks by passing it through a cloud of ultracold atoms could lead to new techniques for optical storage
Read article: Taming light with cold atoms
The building block of life is often heralded as the cornerstone of a new generation of electronic devices and computers, but the electronic properties of DNA remain highly controversial
Read article: Electronic properties of DNA
High-intensity sound waves could soon be used to treat internal bleeding safely and effectively at accident scenes, as well as a variety of tumours located deep within the body
Read article: Acoustic surgery
New evidence that solar neutrinos can change "flavour" confirms that our understanding of the Sun is correct and that neutrinos have mass
Read article: Solar neutrino puzzle is solved
