If there’s something more tedious than winding coils, we’re not sure what it is — possibly rolling and wrapping coins; that’s really a bother. But luckily, just like there are mechanical ways to count ...
But powerful magnets are usually large and energy hungry. Chukun Gao at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and her colleagues sought to build a small ultra-strong magnet that would ...
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This mini magnet is 1 million times stronger than Earth’s own, and it can fit in your hand
Magnets are a crucial technology in our modern life. There are magnets in pretty much all electronics, most household appliances, and in a variety of places, from doors to school bells. The most ...
Roland is a technology enthusiast who loves to tinker and geek out about the latest smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and other wearables and gadgets. He aims to provide honest reviews and thoughts ...
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A miniature magnet rivals behemoths in strength for the first time
Strong magnets tend to be large and power-hungry, but a new design has produced a powerful magnet that fits in the palm of ...
The Hyperloop is getting closer and closer to becoming reality, but if it is still not coming fast enough for you Dianna Cowern (aka Physics Girl) has a decent placeholder for you. It can't carry ...
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Palm-sized magnet rivals world’s most powerful coils for first time, hits 42 tesla
Researchers at ETH Zürich have built the most powerful miniature superconducting magnets ever demonstrated, ...
Scientists have broken the record for the strongest continuous magnetic field, according to a new research paper. The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, or MagLab, at Florida State University ...
Little Big Coil: the record-breaking magnet is the size of a toilet roll core. (Courtesy: Stephen Bilenky/National MagLab) The highest continuous magnetic field ever created in the lab has been ...
A tokamak, however, is the real deal – a scientific device that produces energy from fusion. And a large-scale version is currently being built in southern France as part of the ITER initiative. A ...
IEEE Spectrum – October 2006 was the first time anyone had steered an object wirelessly through the blood vessel of a living creature. Microrobots would be able to travel deep inside the body, ...
It’s a disgrace—98 percent of US households still cook food over crude heat like a bunch of cave-dwelling heathens. Well, the 21st century is no place for such pyromantic parlor tricks. We’ve ...
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