Magnetic reconnection is a process that occurs when the magnetic fields of a conductive plasma quickly rearrange and release ...

Physics is supposed to be predictable. Drop a ball, and gravity pulls it down. Heat water, and it boils. Light travels in straight lines. Yet throughout history, scientists have encountered ...

A 'magnet' where the North and South poles are always a set. No matter how small you cut it, both always appear, and it is a fundamental rule of physics that magnets with 'only an N pole' or 'only an ...

Physicists are always searching for new theories to improve our understanding of the universe and resolve big unanswered questions. But there's a problem. How do you search for undiscovered forces or ...

Dark matter search: Team co-leader Christopher Tunnell is an associate professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University. (Courtesy: Jeff Fitlow/Rice) A tiny neodymium particle suspended inside a ...

Scientists have used levitation to transform a tiny magnet into a detector that can sense some of nature’s faintest forces.

A team of physicists and engineers at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory built a twisting fusion reactor known as a stellarator that uses permanent magnets, showcasing a potentially cost-effective ...

Researchers have overturned a century-old physics rule about magnetic field detection. They engineered a custom quantum material to trigger the Hall effect sideways. This breakthrough allows a single ...

A new superconducting magnet that will help scientists solve a puzzling nuclear physics discrepancy is currently undergoing functionality tests at Indiana University’s Swain Hall West. The magnet, ...