MAGNETS

8 Products That Help Make Laundry Day Easier

Discover eight products that help make laundry day easier, like a laundry guard, sock locks, and hedgehog-shaped dryer balls.

9 Facts about Physicist Michael Faraday, the 'Father of Electricity'

The British scientist's electromagnetic discoveries sparked a revolution.

Charles Dickens, Part-Time Mesmerist

Dickens wrote, “I have the perfect conviction that I could magnetize a Frying-Pan.”

Watch How to Make a Compass

You'll need a magnet and a bit of know-how. Here's the know-how.

Introducing the Levitating Cups That Hold Your Drinks Mid-Air

Why set your drink down when you can have it hover in midair?

Watch a Powerful Electromagnet Shrink a Quarter to Half Its Size

Don't try this experiment at home.

Pieter Kuiper via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

Can Humans Sense Magnetic Fields?

At one time, making such a suggestion would have gotten a researcher laughed out of the academy. But some modern scientists say it’s a real possibility.