Plan a route, grab some snacks, and fuel up. Engineers and scientists have been sending massive magnets from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national labs on cross-country road trips. Subscribe to our ...

Jake J Abbott developed a new way to manipulate orbiting space debris using spinning magnets. (Courtesy: Dan Hixson/University of Utah College of Engineering) Researchers at the University of Utah in ...

Whether you’re a kid or a nerdy adult, you’ll probably agree that the interactive exhibitions at the museum are the best. If you happened to get down to the Oregon Science Festival in the last couple ...

A railgun is designed to fire bullets without using explosive charges, relying on the repulsive force of electromagnetism instead. And the Navy has found a way to use that power to propel jet planes, ...

Graphene, that is extremely thin carbon, is considered a true miracle material. An international research team has now added another facet to its diverse properties with new experiments: Experts fired ...

Imagine trying to catch a fragment of a rocket nozzle in orbit above Earth’s atmosphere. The fragment is travelling faster than a bullet, and tumbling rapidly end over end. Around 27,000 orbiting ...

TOKYO -- A Japanese startup claims to have achieved a "world first" in the development of special electromagnets essential for building nuclear fusion reactors, a technology that is increasingly ...

The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE combined science students studying electromagnets, the motor effect, Fleming’s left hand rule, and electric motors. If you struggled with the quiz, don ...