A person-shaped robot that can liquify and escape jail, all with the power of magnets
Credit: Wang and Pan et al
Inspired by sea cucumbers,…
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Yes, Android Phones Can Use Apple’s MagSafe Too. Here’s How
One of my favorite phone features in recent years is Apple's MagSafe technology, which debuted in 2020. With a ring of magnets embedded in the back of the…
Why some people are mosquito magnets
It's impossible to hide from a female mosquito -- she will hunt down any member of the human species by tracking our CO2 exhalations, body heat, and body…
Miniature permanent magnets can be printed on a 3D printer
Miniature permanent magnets printed on a 3D printer. Credit: UrFU / Oksana Meleshchuk…
Why are some people mosquito magnets and others unbothered?
Florida, September 11
It's rare to attend an outdoor party in warm weather without hearing people complain…
Novel rotary electrical contact eliminates reliance on rare-earth magnets for large-scale wind…
A two-channel Twistact device for a multimegawatt direct-drive wind turbine…
China’s new “sky train” floats under an elevated track, using magnets and AI
http://www.xingguo.gov.cnChina this month launched its Red Rail, which is the world's first suspended maglev line, according to a South China Morning…
Making a ‘sandwich’ out of magnets and topological insulators shows potential for…
When two ferromagnets are placed on the top and bottom surfaces of a topological…
Tiny magnets could hold the secret to new quantum computers
Magnetic interactions could point to miniaturizable quantum devices.
From MRI machines to computer hard disk storage, magnetism has played a role in pivotal…
The Physics of Wile E. Coyote’s 10 Billion-Volt Electromagnet
I like to analyze the physics of science fiction, and so I'm going to argue that the Merrie Melodies cartoon “Compressed Hare” takes place in the far future…