This episode is part of our Back to School series, where we break down basic science concepts. If you're secretly hoping we cover a topic near and dear to your heart, spill the tea! We'd love to know ...

Magnets are found all over the place. They hold items on the refrigerator while also holding the door shut. Our banking cards have magnetic strips — as do speakers, motors, and automatic doors.

Niron Magnetics aims to use cheap, widely available materials to make magnets for EVs and wind turbines. The motor in your vacuum cleaner and the one in your electric vehicle likely have at least one ...

At some point, you've probably heard the stern warning: Never put magnets near your electronics! It's advice so ingrained in tech culture that it feels like a law of physics. But is it true? Was it ...

Magnets are defined as substances that can generate a magnetic field. Magnetic fields in modern medicine are widespread due to their physical and chemical properties. As such, there are many uses of ...

As every parent knows, kids like to swallow things. Much of the time, the foreign objects safely pass through the child’s gastrointestinal tract without difficulty—especially if the ingested object is ...

Magnet swallowing has posed a danger to kids in the U.S. for over a decade. Despite more safety rules, kids around the world continue swallowing magnets, and the United States tops the list. Magnet ...

We've seen a few hybrid tablet stylus/ballpoint pens kicking around, but the Polar Pen, with its barrel made out of rare earth magnets, takes the absolute biscuit. Michelle Starr Science editor ...