Magnetic

For the first time in nearly a century, physicists have identified a brand new type of magnetic material. Crack open…

The potential of quantum technology is huge but is today largely limited to the extremely cold environments of laboratories. Now,…

Physicists have used light to make the imaginary measurable Borkin Vadim/Shutterstock It should be impossible to measure an imaginary number…

For desert ants, Earth’s magnetic field isn’t just a compass: It may also sculpt their brains. Stepping outside their nest…

Iron screws and other so-called ferromagnetic materials are made up of atoms with electrons that act like little magnets. Normally,…

For the first time, we’re seeing the Sagittarius A* black hole in polarized light. The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration says…

The black hole Sagittarius A*, viewed in polarised light European Southern Observatory (ESO) This is the supermassive black hole at…

Astronomers have gotten their best view yet of the magnetic fields around the gargantuan black hole at the center of…

A new technique can precisely steer drops of water around obstacle courses and into chemical reactions Jonathan Knowles/Getty Images Putting…

Canadian researchers led by Montreal radiologist Gilles Soulez have developed a novel approach to treat liver tumours using magnet-guided microrobots…