Explore the fascinating world of physics with three captivating science demonstrations. Watch a water balloon pop in slow motion, revealing how surface tension holds its shape. See magnetic forces at ...

Explore a creative science experiment that transforms beach sand into magnetic slime. A fun DIY project combining curiosity, ...

In response to an informal request from the National Science Foundation, the National Research Council convened the Committee on Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science in mid-2003. The committee ...

It is not known when humans first noticed the attraction or repulsion between pieces of magnetic material. The first important device depending on these forces was the magnetic compass, which is ...

Aaron Rossini of Iowa State and Ames National Laboratory with the nuclear magnetic resonance instrument in his Hach Hall lab. Iowa State University/Christopher Gannon. Iowa State's Aaron Rossini has ...

A nuclear fusion experiment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has set a record for the strongest steady magnetic field confining a plasma, ushering in new hope that forthcoming demonstration ...

New research published in Physical Review Letters suggests that superconducting magnets used in dark matter detection experiments could function as highly precise gravitational wave detectors, thereby ...

Advanced magnetic memory and spintronic devices rely on the ability to control magnetic states using electricity. Today, such ...