A Japanese Nintendo patent published last week describes, in a machine translation of its claims, a gaming device that seems ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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