Permanent magnets — materials that create their own persistent magnetic field — are frequently used in most types of ...

Magnets aren't attracted to copper, but when the two come together they can appear to defy gravity. Download the Magnetic Copper PDF (384 Kb). Adobe Acrobat is required. SAFETY: Neodymium magnets ...

The researchers used cutting-edge x-ray techniques to visualize and fine-tune this novel magnetic material, which is very different from the kind of magnets we know in day-to-day life. Their ...

Magnetism is another force that works at a distance. A magnet can attract or repel objects even before they touch. We describe one end of a magnet as the north pole and the other end the south pole.