It is also grade school science to show that neither an electromagnet nor a permanent magnet will pick up nonferrous items like copper or aluminum. While technically not an electromagnet ...
As detailed by Interesting Engineering, a team at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) developed the first ...
The most valuable part, is the explanation in the article where it walks us through the process, starting with the reason permanent magnets can’t be used which leads into why electromagnets can ...
An iron core makes a temporary electromagnet. It loses its magnetism as soon as the switch is opened and the current is switched off. A steel core makes a more permanent magnet. It does not lose ...