Most of the time, the Earth and Sun’s magnetic fields are misaligned, leaving our planet’s field less open to the aurora-causing effects of the solar wind. However, towards the equinox, the two fields ...

Scientists have unlocked a way to read magnetic orientation at record-breaking speeds using terahertz radiation. Modern hard ...

Have you ever played with a magnet and stuck it in a sandy wash? It will pick up lots of black stuff. Some call it black sand; some might think ...

Analysis by Sky News reveals that human error is the most likely cause of the collision between the container ship Solong and ...

The Schuler period was important for the invention of the gyrocompass: Even Albert Einstein was involved in the development ...

There was an excellent letter to the Enterprise last week from a writer in Remson lamenting that too many aspiring 46ers put ...

Nested overtop of the compass is a 12x magnifying glass. It folds out and swivels in any direction, and can be utilized for tasks like examining small items, reading fine print, or even starting ...

Metallurgical testing of composite samples sourced from Magnetic Resources’ Lady Julie North 4 deposit continues to return encouraging results with the latest work achieving recoveries averaging 93% ...

Scientists knew the animals used this magnetic information as a compass to establish where they ... led by Kayla Goforth of the University of North Carolina in the United States.

Researchers have shown that juveniles just a few weeks old can learn and memorize the magnetic signatures of ... to sea on a beach at Bald Head Island, North Carolina (US). KEN LOHMANN Nightclub ...

THE TECHNOLOGY OF A MAGNETIC COMPASS ITSELF HAS PROVEN REMARKABLY DURABLE. DRAWN TO MAGNETIC NORTH AND SUSPENDED IN LIQUID TO DAMPEN ROTATION AND ADD MAGNIFICATION, A COMPASS IS ABOVE ALL ...

But what happens when you take a compass beyond Earth — into orbit, to the Moon, to other planets, or even beyond our solar system? Would it still point north, or would it aimlessly spin in the ...