Why the Northern Lights are enhanced around the equinox
The effect known as 'Russell-McPherron' is down to the alignment of the Sun and Earth around the spring and autumn equinox ...
Spectacular Northern Lights shine across the UK
Spectacular displays of the Northern Lights have been seen over recent nights with the potential for more to come.
Researchers propose a simple magnetic switch using altermagnets
Controlling magnetism in a device is not easy; unusually large magnetic fields or lots of electricity are needed, which are ...
'Half ice, half fire': Physicists discover new phase of matter in a magnetic material
Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered a new phase of matter while studying a model system of a magnetic material.
Thea Energy Demonstrates Performance and Controllability of Small and Simple Magnets for Fusion Energy
The world’s first superconducting planar coil magnet array successfully created and controlled stellarator-relevant magnetic field structuresThe ...
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Experiment Generates Current from Earth's Magnetic Field
S cientists have found that it’s possible to generate electric power from Earth’s rotation through its own magnetic field ...
Understanding the origin of magnetic moment enhancement in novel alloys
Magnetic materials have become indispensable to various technologies that support our modern society, such as data storage devices, electric motors, and magnetic sensors.
Scientists Discover New Phase of Matter That's a Song of Ice and Fire
The new phase comes in the form of a pattern of electron spins—half of which are highly ordered, or "cold", and the rest of ...