The new miniaturized structure requires a few thousand times less power than larger magnets and it could help bring ...

Quantum mechanics has revealed that magnetic fields exert profound influences on microscopic systems, modulating quantum states and facilitating emergent phenomena with global technological potential.

Can light behave like a whirlwind? It turns out it can—and such "optical tornadoes" have now been created in an extremely ...

Earth's magnetic field acts as a vital shield against radiation arriving from space, but it is not constant. A new ...

A new theoretical framework reveals why magnetoelectric nanoparticles behave unpredictably and how their nonlinear physics ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Nov 28, 2025, 07:59am EST Map of the strength of the Earth's ...

In the air people breathe, the water on Earth, the stars in the sky and more, atoms are the building blocks that make up the ...

Robot collective Magnetic microrobot swarms act as motors to move millimetre-sized passive objects without physical contact. (Courtesy: MPI-IS) Strong viscous interactions exist in microscale systems, ...

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2022 – Examining a city's magnetic footprint can be used to monitor the health of those cities, including a possible early warning system for trouble with pollution and as a tool ...

Researchers present a comparative analysis of urban magnetic fields between two U.S. cities: Berkeley, California, and the Brooklyn borough of New York City. They explore what kinds of information can ...

A new study shows Saturn’s magnetic shield is uneven, pulled off-center by rapid rotation and charged particles from its icy moon Enceladus.