Magnetism is a fascinating physical phenomenon that is not yet completely understood. The magnetic properties of matter continue to inspire scientific curiosity and imagination, and magnetic materials ...

A tiny magnetic rod is placed over a strip of magnetic film. This nanorod has a particular magnetic orientation, and a fringe field that interacts with the film, creating a bubble-shaped area where ...

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace was selected to manage a concept study for NASA's Chromospheric Magnetism Explorer (CMEx), a proposed mission concept that could provide ...

In addition to cutting down travel time, the new thruster concept is throttlable by fine-tuning the magnetic fields. In addition, the thrusters don't just shoot out plasma, but plasmoids, which are ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Astronomers have suspected that magnetic fields in space play a key role in the makeup of galaxy clusters – the basic building blocks of the universe. Now, an Ohio University-led ...

Magnetism plays a crucial role in enabling various applications, ranging from memory storage devices to advanced medical ...

Libor Šmejkal has a fondness for the artwork of M. C. Escher, whose work was often inspired by mathematics. One of Šmejkal’s favourite pieces is Horseman, a striking picture that features an elaborate ...

HOUSTON, April 30, 2004 -- In the early years of the Space Age, astronomers made the startling discovery that short, transient flashes of gamma rays occurred randomly in the sky every night. Only ...

A new class of magnetism called altermagnetism has been imaged for the first time in a new study. The findings could lead to the development of new magnetic memory devices with the potential to ...

For about 700 years, magnetism has been known as the force that stands still. Last week a physicist claimed to have proved that magnetism moves. Professor Felix Ehrenhaft, formerly of Vienna, told the ...

There are all kinds of technology that appear through the ages that find immediate success, promise to revolutionize the world, but fade to obscurity almost as quickly. Things like the ZIP disk, RDRAM ...