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Quantum breakthrough when light makes materials magnetic

The potential of quantum technology is huge but is today largely limited to the extremely cold environments of laboratories. Now,…

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Physicists created an imaginary magnetic field in real life

Physicists have used light to make the imaginary measurable Borkin Vadim/Shutterstock It should be impossible to measure an imaginary number…

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Here’s how magnetic fields shape desert ants’ brains

For desert ants, Earth’s magnetic field isn’t just a compass: It may also sculpt their brains. Stepping outside their nest…

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Magnetic avalanche triggered by quantum effects

Iron screws and other so-called ferromagnetic materials are made up of atoms with electrons that act like little magnets. Normally,…

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New image of Milky Way black hole shows a spiraling magnetic field : NPR

For the first time, we’re seeing the Sagittarius A* black hole in polarized light. The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration says…

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New view of our galaxy’s black hole reveals a swirling magnetic field

The black hole Sagittarius A*, viewed in polarised light European Southern Observatory (ESO) This is the supermassive black hole at…

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A new image reveals magnetic fields around our galaxy’s central black hole

Astronomers have gotten their best view yet of the magnetic fields around the gargantuan black hole at the center of…

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Magnetic particles turn water droplets into tightrope-walking acrobats

A new technique can precisely steer drops of water around obstacle courses and into chemical reactions Jonathan Knowles/Getty Images Putting…

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Treating liver cancer with microrobots piloted by a magnetic field

Canadian researchers led by Montreal radiologist Gilles Soulez have developed a novel approach to treat liver tumours using magnet-guided microrobots…

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Desert ants: The magnetic field calibrates the navigation system

They are only a few centimeters tall and their brains have a comparatively simple structure with less than one million…

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