For the first time, scientists have created a permanently magnetic liquid. These liquid droplets can morph into various shapes and be externally manipulated to move around, according to a new study.

Last week I wrote an “Explainer” column on the subject of human magnetization. A person could never become permanently magnetized, I concluded. But if you’re struck by lightning or otherwise shocked, ...

IT is well known that igneous rocks and ceramic objects are permanently magnetized in the direction of the Earth's magnetic field in which they were cooled from a high temperature. I have already ...