As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching the ...

Thanks to [Andrew Klein] and this video on shop-built magnetic switches ... two thick plywood discs with magnets set into the edges. These magnets alternate in polarity around the discs, and ...

The original Nintendo Switch used a rail for Joy-Con controllers to slide into each side of the console screen and body, but ...

AI is evolving at an incredible pace, but its growing energy demands pose a major challenge. Enter spintronic devices—new ...

Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

As the time line at right shows, hundreds of times in our planet's history the polarity of the magnetic shield ensheathing the globe has gone from "normal," our current orientation to the north ...

A game controller patent filed by Nintendo suggests Switch 2 Joy-Cons will feature two magnets on each controller.

And, as we expected, it was confirmed the Switch 2 will boast magnetic Joy-Cons ... Nintendo actually toyed with using magnets for its original console as well. Our Zoe seeks to answer the ...

Nintendo Switch 2's magnetic Joy-Cons were first planned for the original Switch, but they continuously fell out during use in tablet mode. The magnets have now been improved for use with the ...