Lenz’s Law is one of those physics tricks that look like magic if you don’t understand what’s happening. [Seth Robinson] was inspired by the way eddy currents cause a cylindrical neodymium magnet to ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Researchers at a U.S. government nuclear fusion laboratory say they ...

Is it possible to build a spherical magnet? If we could manage to do it, where would the north and south poles be, and what could such a magnet be used for? • The simple answer to this question is yes ...

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have found a way to build powerful magnets smaller than before, aiding the design and construction of ...

On June 3, a flatbed truck journeyed from Newark Liberty International Airport to Princeton, New Jersey, and around 8:30 a.m. trundled through the front gates of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) ...