High-temperature superconductor magnets have the potential to lower the costs of operating particle accelerators and enable powerful new technologies like fusion reactors. But quenches -- the sudden, ...

What Really Happens When You Put a Magnet to an Egg? This unusual experiment puts a simple egg and a magnet to the test.

Discover the fascinating science behind magnets! Learn why magnets attract iron and steel, how magnetic fields work, and why some metals are not attracted to magnets. A simple, fun, and educational ...

Newswise — Many of the industrial motors used today are induction motors. However, permanent magnet motors are generally more efficient than induction motors and can be more cost-effective in the long ...

A new historical analysis argues that cognitive science and statistical physics independently converged on a shared ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers have found a way to ...

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RIKEN physicists have discovered for the first time why the magnitude of the electron flow depends on direction in a special kind of magnet. This finding could help to realize future low-energy ...

One of the most pervasive and mysterious phenomena in the universe is magnetism. As the scientist knows it, magnetism is the invisible pull that surrounds magnets, electric currents and even the ...

The making of the world’s thinnest magnet: In this video, Berkeley Lab faculty scientist Jie Yao describes how he and his team achieved their record-breaking 2D magnet, the first one-atom-thin magnet ...