Tag Archives: Magnet
Keep Moving to Generate Limitless Energy
Magnets have the potential to generate limitless energy (woohoo!) but the trick is that you have to move them, which of course requires an external power source (boohoo). The question that comes to my mind is: if our body acts … Continue reading
Can Humans Sense Magnetic Fields?
A couple of nights ago I went to see X-Men: First Class with my husband and my daughter, and I marvelled at Magneto’s ability to generate and control magnetism. Although Magneto would sneer at the possibility that humans, who are … Continue reading
Can you have only one pole?
Every magnet has two poles—north and south, or positive and negative. Right? Maybe not. As reported in an online article in New Scientist (“Rewriting the textbooks: Magnetic north without south”), researchers have discovered they can create monopoles (magnets with only one … Continue reading
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