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A CLASSIC experiment beloved of scientifically inclined children is to cover a magnet with a piece of paper and sprinkle iron filings onto the paper. This reveals the field lines that connect the ...

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What causes a magnet to be a magnet, and how can we control a magnet's behavior? These are the questions that researchers have been exploring over many years. What causes a magnet to be a magnet, and ...

The breakthrough has occurred at the Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials (RCPTM), which is located at Palacký University Olomouc. The basis of the breakthrough is with an ultra-thin ...

From computer hard discs to smart phones, magnets are at the forefront of technology. Magnets containing rare-earth elements are among the most powerful available, but these elements can be difficult ...

Magnetism transforms a weird new material from soft to rigid in a split second. This metamaterial — a synthetic structure designed to behave in ways that natural materials don’t — comprises a gridlike ...

A quick laser zap can alter the magnetism of a host of materials, researchers report August 21 in Science. The finding opens up the possibility of using lasers to speed up and simplify data storage in ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A 10-year-old boy who swallowed 16 tiny magnets developed serious injuries that required ...

THE MOTORS driving today’s electric cars use powerful magnets made from rare-earth metals. Not all rare earths are actually that rare. Neodymium, for instance, is about as abundant as tin. But good, ...

(ii) The materials which are attracted towards magnets are called _____. (iii) Paper is not a _____material. (iv) In olden days, sailors used to find direction by suspending a piece of _____. (v) A ...