Round performance numbers aren't necessarily important milestones, but they do exude an undeniable aura of accomplishment. This was the case when researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) ...

This persnickety number determines the strength of magnetic fields. It figures in everything from motors and generators to ...

Magnets that boost the brain could be used to ease the pain of Alzheimer’s, researchers believe. Small-scale studies have shown that using a magnetic coil to stimulate the parts of the brain involved ...

The D’Onghia magnetic shielding crew hat, or CREW HaT, is a system that uses electromagnetic coils to deflect cosmic radiation from astronauts. The system consists of: A ring of electrical coils ...

Resistive magnets are built in-house at the magnet lab using so-called Florida Bitter technology pioneered by researchers there. Circular plates of copper sheet metal are stamped with cooling holes; ...

Earlier this year, scientists went into a dark barn in New Jersey, trapped some bats, and stuck them next a magnetic coil. Then, they tagged the flying mammals with a tiny electronic tag, and freed ...