Scientists just discovered a new kind of magnetism - shattering conventional wisdom
Magnetic objects attract or repel one another - commonly associated with materials like iron and nickel, known as ferromagnetic substances
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JJ Shavit
- Jul 27
First-ever portable, radiation-free, scanner can peer deep inside the human body
A cutting-edge technology named Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) offers a radiation-free option for in-depth insights.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 8
NASA's Parker Solar Probe may have found the origins of the solar wind
NASA's Parker Solar Probe (PSP) has flown close enough to the sun to detect the fine structure of the solar wind close to the sun's surface.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 19
Do electrons actually spin? Here's why the answer is really important
Deep inside all matter in the universe, electrons are buzzing around and behaving as if they are spinning around on their axes like tops.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 19
Scientists now believe that electrons spin -- here is why that is important
Deep inside all matter in the universe, electrons are buzzing around and behaving as if they are twirling around like spinning tops.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 19
CalTech scientist believes that electrons spin -- here is why that is important
Deep inside all matter in the universe, electrons are buzzing around and behaving as if they are twirling around on their axes.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 3, 2022
Physicists open a portal to an unexplored realm of quantum magnetism
Unless an alien civilization is doing experiments like these right now, this experiment is making the coldest fermions in the universe.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 30, 2022
Novel quantum batteries store energy into electromagnetic fields
Researchers showed that a collection of quantum batteries can lead to an enormous improvement in charging speed.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 27, 2022
Researchers find similar conditions on Mars to those on Earth when life arose
The accepted view of Mars is red rocks and craters as far as the eye can see. That’s what scientists expected when they landed Perseverance.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 23, 2022
Amazing new technology extracts oxygen from water using magnets
Making oxygen in low gravity environments, such as aboard the International Space Station, is challenging and resource intensive.
JD Shavit
- Jun 24, 2022
Quantum sensor breakthrough detects signals in all electromagnetic frequencies
Researchers have developed a method to enable quantum sensors to detect any arbitrary frequency, with no loss of their ability to measure
JJ Shavit
- Jun 8, 2022
Will the Earth’s magnetic poles reverse soon?
Where the geomagnetic field strength is decreasing rapidly, led to speculation that Earth is heading towards a magnetic polarity reversal.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 23, 2022
Researchers artificially reproduce the learning and forgetting functions of the human brain
Researchers managed to emulate learning neuromorphic abilities using thin layers of cobalt oxide - new step towards brain-inspired computers
JJ Shavit
- Oct 9, 2021
Earth’s iron core may not be a solid as scientists once thought
3,200 miles beneath Earth’s surface lies the inner core, a ball-shaped mass of mostly iron that is responsible for Earth’s magnetic field.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 30, 2021
'Charging room' system powers lights, phones, laptops without wires
Researchers have developed a system to safely deliver electricity over the air, turning entire buildings into wireless charging zones.
JD Shavit
- Sep 13, 2021
New superconducting magnet breaks magnetic field records, paving the way for fusion energy
The creation of practical, inexpensive, carbon-free power plants that could limit the effects of global climate change.
JD Shavit
- Sep 6, 2021
Astronomers create the first 3D-printed stellar nurseries
The first 3D-printed stellar nurseries are highly polished spheres about the size of a baseball, representing star-forming clouds of gas.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 30, 2021
'Charging room' system powers lights, phones, laptops without wires
Researchers have developed a system to safely deliver electricity over the air, turning entire buildings into wireless charging zones.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 30, 2021
Humans could develop sixth sense; scientists digging deep into brain's echolocation capability
The brain is undoubtedly the most complex organ in the human body and medical experts have long been trying to understand its full potential
JJ Shavit
- Aug 23, 2021
Planetary scientists find evidence of solar-driven change on the moon
Tiny iron nanoparticles unlike any found naturally on Earth are nearly everywhere on the moon—and scientists are trying to understand why.
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