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A Magnet Floating in a Superconductive Chamber Could Change Physics Forever
Researchers repurposed an experiment originally intended to detect gravity, which involved a floating magnet in a ...
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Unraveling the mystery of an ordinary magnet
Join us as we unravel the mystery of an ordinary magnet. Learn the science behind how magnets work and why they stick ...
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US nuclear fusion project uses 3D printing to create a Hollywood-like replica
Engineers at the US Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are employing a novel, cost-effective ...
Fusion project uses 3D-printed models to streamline assembly and reduce risk
The bundle of magnets at the heart of the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory's (PPPL) National ...
A newly discovered type of superconductor is also a magnet
Magnets and superconductors go together like oil and water—or so scientists have thought. But a new finding by MIT physicists ...
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Scientists used a levitating magnet to hunt for dark matter
In a first-of-its-kind test, scientists used a levitated magnet to search for dark matter, the unidentified substance believed to be present throughout the cosmos. If dark matter is made up of ...
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Kagome discoveries
Theoretical physicist Ziqiang Wang and researcher Kun Jiang, Ph.D. '18, help an international team of colleagues explain new findngs in the kagome magnet Boston College researcher Kun Jiang and ...
This Giant Magnet Can Lift an Aircraft Carrier—and Possibly Power the Future
The fusion reactor’s electromagnetic “heart” is complete, bringing us one step closer to clean, infinite energy—though there's still a long road ahead.
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Kagome discoveries
Theoretical physicist Ziqiang Wang and researcher Kun Jiang, Ph.D. '18, help an international team of colleagues explain new findngs in the kagome magnet Boston College researcher Kun Jiang and ...