Measuring faint magnetic fields is useful in a number of areas, including mapping brain activity, monitoring hearts and probing fundamental physics. Typically, picking up such weak signals requires ...
Researchers at the Quantum Machines Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) are studying levitating materials—substances that can remain suspended in a stable position without ...
A YouTube channel filmed a soap bubble crystalizing into an icy globe while on a levitating magnet, and it is fascinating to watch. When we were all little kids, our earliest “science is cool” ...