Magnetic north has never sat still. In the last hundred years or so, the direction in which our compasses steadfastly point has lumbered ever northward, driven by Earth's churning liquid outer core ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Breakfast is the first meal of the day. For many, breakfast comes in the form of cereal. There is a lot of science that happens in that bowl that you may not be aware of, though.

Scientists at the Florida State University-based National High Magnetic Field Laboratory just created what they claim to be the world’s strongest magnetic field using a toilet paper roll-sized magnet ...

Since their relatively recent appearance on the commercial scene, rare-earth magnets have made quite a splash in the public imagination. The amount of magnetic energy packed into these tiny, shiny ...

There was a time when magnets were the most terrifying things in computing. Magnets erased floppy disks and tape cassettes and even hard drives. But in the modern era, magnets are our friends. Apple ...

NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters Life!) - Have something stuck in your arm? If it's metal and hidden under the skin, doctors might be able to use an ordinary magnet to find it, according to a case report.

At some point, you've probably heard the stern warning: Never put magnets near your electronics! It's advice so ingrained in tech culture that it feels like a law of physics. But is it true? Was it ...

There's a magnet in a secure room in central Tokyo. It's an electromagnet, the kind that generates a magnetic field when electrical current flows through it. The last time the scientists who operate ...

Magnetic mold clamping specialist Römheld Rivi GmbH exhibited at K 2019, with a display to encourage magnets to pull you in. The German magnetics company announced a new network of 15 service ...