Plasma Experiments Reveal What Controls Magnetic Reconnection
For decades, scientists have puzzled over why magnetic reconnection seems to occur at nearly the same speed in vastly different regions of space.
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Innovative New Design Helps Superconductors Withstand Heat and Magnetic Fields
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology shaped the surface where superconducting material is grown, improving its performance at higher temperatures, and preserving its stability in strong magnetic fields.
Scientists Achieve the “Impossible” by Detecting Invisible Forces in Ordinary Metal
Scientists hunting invisible forces in non-magnetic metals with the optical Hall effect report the first-ever successful detection.
Scientists Achieve the “Impossible,” Unlocking Quantum Circuits Using Magnetic Graphene
Researchers reveal magnetic graphene supports quantum spin Hall states at zero field—paving the way for quantum spintronics.
Astronomers Detect Massive 23 Million Light-Year Wide Megastructure, Revealing Largest Black Hole Jets Ever Seen
In a breakthrough discovery, astronomers report the detection of the largest pair of black hole jets ever observed, which span an incredible distance of 23 million light years.
Do Magnetic Monopoles Exist? CERN’s MoEDAL Detector Aims to Find Out.
The future detection of magnetic monopoles or dark matter will shed new light on physics beyond the Standard Model and could help develop new technologies.
Galactic Scale Shockwaves Are Rattling Through the Cosmic Web
Australian researchers have measured the effects of massive galactic-scale shockwaves rippling through the cosmic web, a structure that encompasses all of the matter in the known universe.
Sharks Use Earth’s Magnetic Field Like a “GPS” to Navigate, New Study Proves
In a new study, researchers have proven that sharks use magnetic fields to navigate. It may not be safe to go back in the water just yet.
Birds May Use Quantum Mechanics to Navigate Says New Study
A new study may prove that a bird's ability to navigate using magnetic fields may actually exist in the realm of quantum mechanics.