• Health
  • By Horia Despa
  • June 30th, 2015
Single Cells Can Be Made to Levitate with Magnets

Single Cells Can Be Made to Levitate with Magnets

Magnetism can help us read a cell's type and life expectancy

  • Sci Pry
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 3rd, 2015
Mammoth Particle Smasher, World's Absolute Largest, Ready to Restart

Mammoth Particle Smasher, World's Absolute Largest, Ready to Restart

Following a 2-year shutdown for upgrades and maintenance, the Large Hadron Collider is expected to restart this weekend

Nanoport Magnets Want to Turn Your Smartphones into a Big Tablet

Nanoport Magnets Want to Turn Your Smartphones into a Big Tablet

The devices can instantly share data between them

Apple Explores Magnets for iPad Stands and Connected Accessories

Apple Explores Magnets for iPad Stands and Connected Accessories

The Smart Cover is great, so why not an iPad stand that has the same technology?

Be Warned: NVIDIA Tegra Note 7’s Magnets Can Destroy Hard Drives

Be Warned: NVIDIA Tegra Note 7’s Magnets Can Destroy Hard Drives

The embedded magnets are used to keep the optional cover in place

Watch Liquid Magnets Self-Assemble into Weird Patterns

Watch Liquid Magnets Self-Assemble into Weird Patterns

The magnetic material reacts to the magnetic field applied to it

A Watch for the Blind: Literally Feel the Hours and Minutes with Bradley – Video

A Watch for the Blind: Literally Feel the Hours and Minutes with Bradley – Video

Instead of hands, it is made with ball bearings that travel across two channels

Bullet Train That Floats on Air Reaches Speeds of 310 Mph (500 Km/h)

Bullet Train That Floats on Air Reaches Speeds of 310 Mph (500 Km/h)

The train has successfully been tested in Japan, passengers will get to ride it in 2027

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 4th, 2013
Cocaine Addiction Might One Day Be Cured by Magnetic Stimulation

Cocaine Addiction Might One Day Be Cured by Magnetic Stimulation

Experiments indicate that magnets could rid people of their cocaine addiction

Awesome Magnetic Shelves Will Leave Your Wi-Fi Dazed

Awesome Magnetic Shelves Will Leave Your Wi-Fi Dazed

They enable an almost limitless list of potential arrangements

MIT Creates Shape-Shifting, Tiny Robot, Relies on Magnets – Video

MIT Creates Shape-Shifting, Tiny Robot, Relies on Magnets – Video

It can take any shape and waste no power holding it

  • Health
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • October 10th, 2012
Cancer Treatment Based on Magnets May Be the Cure We've Been Looking For

Cancer Treatment Based on Magnets May Be the Cure We've Been Looking For

It is capable of specifically targeting the rogue cells, unlike existing therapies

New Cleanup Method Allows Recovered Oil to Be Used

New Cleanup Method Allows Recovered Oil to Be Used

The technique relies on magnetically separating oil from water

Magnetic Invisibility Cloak Created

Magnetic Invisibility Cloak Created

The device conceals itself and its contents from magnetic fields

HDDs Will Suddenly Get 100 Times Faster

HDDs Will Suddenly Get 100 Times Faster

A new writing method uses heat instead of external magnetic fields

Magnetic Soap Developed in the UK

Magnetic Soap Developed in the UK

Scientists say it can be controlled via magnetic fields

Unknown Debris Hinder High-Energy Physics at LHC

Unknown Debris Hinder High-Energy Physics at LHC

Scientists still have no clues as to what hinders data collection

 
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