NASA is preparing to launch a mission designed to provide a unique, inside-out view of the ring current. Called STORIE (Storm ...

An experiment with a carbon material in a magnetic field has revealed a novel way for electrons to move, which doesn't fully ...

Ferromagnets, such as iron, cobalt, and nickel, are materials with a strong, spontaneous, and permanent magnetic field. Over ...

For years, one tiny mismatch in particle physics carried outsized hopes. The muon, a heavier and short-lived cousin of the ...

An international research team led by DTU has developed a new magnetic material that features a stable internal magnetic ...

Cancer treatment and other delicate medical procedures could one day be carried out using tiny microrobots guided precisely ...

Earth's magnetic field is like a powerful trap. It lures electrically charged particles in space, near our planet, and snares ...

A major obstacle in calculating the muon’s behavior is the strong force, the most powerful of the four fundamental forces, along with gravity, electromagnetism, and the weak force. It binds quarks ...

The farthest spacecraft from Earth has shut down another instrument in the hopes of buying time for an upgrade that could ...

New nitride materials could let electricity control hidden magnetic spin patterns, pointing toward faster and more stable ...

Scientists have long sought to find logical explanations for alleged hauntings. In 2003, for instance, University of ...