How Can a Magnet Change the Color of a Liquid?

Nanotechnology is full of surprises and new applications are discovered every day. One of the most unusual is the recent experiment of a team of scientists who were able to make a magnet change the color of a liquid, turning it from coffee-brown to orange, then green and finally dark blue.Th... [ read more >> ]

Image shows the solution of iron oxide in water changing color under a magnetic field, with increasing strength of the field from left to right.

Image comment: Image shows the solution of iron oxide in water changing color under a magnetic field, with increasing strength of the field from left to right.
Image credits: Yin laboratory, UCR

Image shows the solution of iron oxide in water changing color under a magnetic field, with increasing strength of the field from left to right.