Physicists have figured out how to move an object in three dimensions without the need for any physical contact, just by the clever use of magnets. Magnetic Levitation, MagLev for short, is the ...

Early history of magnets -- Permanent magnets -- Components of a magnetc system for use in conservation -- Types of magnetic systems -- A vocabulary for describing magnetic mounting systems -- The ...

New details have emerged about some of the most magnetic objects in our universe: Magnetars. Little is known about how the highly magnetic neutron stars are formed, or where they come from. Some ...