Flux lines are difficult to describe in words, because magnet shape and strength play a part. It might thus be difficult to visualize what is happening with a conical magnet, for a person used to ...

Vibrant magnets come together to create mesmerizing patterns and fascinating movements. The power of attraction and precision ...

Only certain materials, such as iron, feel a magnetic force. Permanent magnets can come in lots of different shapes and sizes. Bar magnets and horseshoe magnets are two of the most common shapes ...

By studying the fastest jet ever seen erupting from an infant star, astronomers have discovered that the mechanism that ...

The overall idea of the display is similar to a kinetic sand art table, in which a ball traces out shapes in a pile of sand. In [Moritz]’s project, the magnetic viewing film is the sand ...