Researchers from IMDEA-Nanociencia Institute and from Autonoma and Complutense Universities of Madrid (Spain) have managed to give graphene magnetic properties. The breakthrough, published in the journal ‘Nature Physics‘, opens the door to the development of graphene-based spintronic devices...
...speed of 1.8x10^6m/s.? A proton travels east through a downward magnetic field of 2.4x10^-2T at a speed of 1.8x10^6m/s.
(a) what is the magnitude and direction of the force acting on the proton?
(b) what is the centripetal acceleration of the proton?
(c) what would be the acceleration of an...
Smokers looking to quit cigarettes face an expanding choice of therapies to help them give up the habit, ranging from nicotine replacement medications and behavioral therapy, to hypnosis and even acupuncture. Now a new study from the US suggests another option: a treatment called high...
A handheld magnetic device may be a way for migraine sufferers to take treatment into their own hands. At a congress last week, researchers revealed how three months of treatment with the device relieved or reduced headache pain in 73% of patients treated. Headache specialists at several...
I am looking into buying one of the rubber sports bracelets that have the magnet in them. I am just wondering if it will mess up my cell phone (smart phone).
Also does anyone have any suggestions on a certain brand to buy?
We see patents come and go all the time, but here's a crazy-ass one from Nokia: magnetic tattoos that vibrate to alert you to your phone. Talk about keeping in touch. More »
There are some people who say Qin, Han, Tang, Zhu, Song etc.. IM SO CONFUESD! I need to know which dynasty invented it FIRST. It's for my project! THANKS <3
A team of Penn State University scientists has invented a new system that uses magnetism to purify hybrid nanoparticles - structures that are composed of two or more kinds of materials in an extremely small particle that is visible only with an electron microscope...
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It’s happened a thousand times; you reach deep into your engine bay or underneath your car to fasten a nut or bolt, and at the very limit of your reach, just as you’re starting to fasten it, you drop it, never to be seen again. Griot’s Garage has a solution: the Magnetic Finger Glove.
In weird news, a six-year-old chubby Croatian boy is the latest YouTube sensation. Apparently, Ivan Stoiljkovic is magnetic.
According to the boy’s family, when Ivan takes off his shirt, metal objects from spoons to cell phones to skillets stick to his body.
Being magnetic isn’t his only...
My nine-year-old gelding was recently diagnosed with Navicular. We've had custom shoes made for him, and he's pretty comfortable, but while I was browsing Smart Pak, I saw a pair of magnetic bell boots. I was wondering if anyone has tried these (for any type of injury). Do they help?
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A Japanese rocket unfurled a 300-metre-long ribbon in space on Monday, testing technology that could one day allow spacecraft to navigate by surfing Earth's magnetic field. More »
This woman claims to be magnetic. I mean, look at all those small, light, metal objects sticking to her! But you've gotta wonder if they're not just sticking to a thick layer of dried sweat. More »
Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Berlin, Germany, announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing a New Drug Application to the U.S. for gadobutrol injection, a gadolinium-based contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Gadovist® 1.0 (gadobutrol injection)...