True north: schematic representation of a magnetic monopole and its field lines. (Courtesy: Kavli IPMU) A new benchmark has been set in the search for hypothetical magnetic monopoles produced in the ...

Superconducting devices can be used to explore the boundaries between the quantum and classical worlds, and could also have applications in quantum information, explains Hans Mooij Macroscopic The ...

Researchers have pioneered a tabletop magnetic pulse generator that allows researchers to collect real-time, high-resolution data in a system that couples high magnetic fields and low temperature with ...

Figure 1 Schematic diagrams of two superconducting flux qubit circuits. The conventional qubit (a) requires an external magnetic field to operate optimally, while the new flux qubit (b), using a ...

Earth's magnetic field, a familiar directional indicator over long distances, is routinely probed in applications ranging from geology to archaeology. Now it has provided the basis for a technique ...

Create your own magnetic slime and discover how ferromagnetic materials interact with magnetic fields. You'll learn about magnetism, viscosity, and chemical reactions while making a fascinating ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 17, 2018 -- A group of scientists at the University of Tokyo has recorded the largest magnetic field ever generated indoors -- a whopping 1,200 tesla, as measured in the ...

There’s a moment in any movie or cartoon featuring a mad scientist when they flip a switch or mix two chemicals and boom, their lab explodes and smoke billows out the windows and doors. In reality, at ...