Scientists are unraveling the mystery of magnetoreception, the ability of animals like birds and sea turtles to navigate ...

The research team has identified atacamite as a material with magnetocaloric properties. Natural crystals have long ...

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The magnetized rocks of Earth's crust and mantle, also known as the upper lithosphere, accounts for generating 6 percent of the planets magnetic field. Data from the European Space Agency's Swarm ...

Two German physicists have unveiled a compact magnet layout that outperforms the famed Halbach array, delivering stronger, ...

External magnetic fields have been used to vertically align ensembles of silicon microwires coated with ferromagnetic nickel films. X-ray diffraction and image analysis techniques were used to ...

Stealth technology, the cornerstone of US air power in jets like the F-35 and B-21, may one day become obsolete due to the ...

New research published in Physical Review Letters suggests that superconducting magnets used in dark matter detection ...

The traditional numerical calculation methods of electrostatic field include finite element method, finite difference method and so on. Due to the time-consuming meshing, the meshless method is ...

Natural crystals fascinate with their vibrant colors, their nearly flawless appearance and their manifold symmetrical forms.

Natural crystals fascinate with their vibrant colors, their nearly flawless appearance and their manifold symmetrical forms. But researchers are ...

For over half a billion years, Earth’s magnetic field has risen and fallen in sync with oxygen levels in the atmosphere, and scientists are finally uncovering why. A NASA-led study reveals a striking ...