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Solving the Mystery of One, then Two, Dead Magnets at Fermilab

April 15, 2024 Editorial Staff 0

Not exactly murder is involved but there is plenty of sleuthing and baffling dead-ends in “The Magnet Detectives”, a true tale of one, then two, dead magnets amidst some intricate physics at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois. Run by the U.S. Department of Energy, Fermilab is America’s particle physics and accelerator laboratory, tasked with bringing the world together to solve the mysteries of matter, energy, space and time. […]

Magnetism May Have Given Life Its Molecular Asymmetry

September 26, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off

Living things are asymmetrical, even at the molecular level: Although many essential biomolecules exist in distinct mirror-image forms, cells tend to use just one of those forms exclusively. An article in Quanta Magazine sheds light on the concept of chirality and research into its origins involving primordial magnetism. A few excerpts of the fascinating article here: […]

Tech Tips: Understanding the Different Kinds of Magnetic Properties

December 19, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off

Depending on how they interact with magnetic fields, most materials are classified as diamagnetic, paramagnetic, ferromagnetic, ferrimagnetic, or antiferromagnetic. We love the article by Mike Gedeon, customer technical services manager of Materion Performance Alloys and Composites, that explains these different kinds of magnetic properties and related aspects such as magnetic susceptibility. A few highlights follow. […]

Big Magnets Require Big Deliveries

September 6, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off

Some magnets are heavier than others. Handling them can be a challenge, in this case tackled by Wimmer Maschinentransporte of Germany. They can take longer to make, too. Two recent examples from the engineering and manufacturing facilities of Bilfinger Noell are the 13-ton monster PERC magnet shown, in part, above, and a superconducting “Wiggler” recently delivered to Brookhaven National Laboratory. […]

Brookhaven Labs Scientists Find Evidence for Exotic Magnetic Phase of Matter

February 22, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have recently discovered a long-predicted magnetic state of matter called an “antiferromagnetic excitonic insulator.” […]

Despite Massive Eruption in Canary Islands, Scientists Proceed with Telescope to Observe Solar Magnetic Coupling

February 22, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off

Undeterred by a massive volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, scientists are proceeding with their plans to build the European Solar Telescope there in pursuit of learning more about […]

National MagLab Chief Scientist Named to President’s Council of Advisors

October 5, 2021 Editorial Staff Comments Off

Laura Greene, chief scientist at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, has been appointed to serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science & Technology. Also a professor of physics at Florida State University where the laboratory is headquartered, she […]

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