Explore a DIY electronics project where a homemade Gauss rifle is built using coils, capacitors, and electromagnetic pulses.

Magnets like this one are great at picking up metal objects like these, but once you pick them up how do you let them go? For that you need a special type of magnet – an electromagnet. Magnetism and ...

Safety note: the wire can get too hot to touch if you keep touching the terminals for too long. Can't see the video? Download an mp4 [21 MB] version of this video. Grab a compass, a coat hanger and a ...

Magnets, how do they work? Although the quantum mechanics behind ferromagnetism are by no means easy, a few simple experiments can give you a good grasp of how magnets attract and repel each other, ...

Can't see the video? Download an mp4 [13 MB] version of this video. Here's a legitimate reason to say 'wow', 'amazing' and 'awesome' all at the same time. Magnets are spooky! They can make other ...

We’ve all seen huge magnets do really incredible, showy things in TV and film. They helped to get Walter and Jesse out of a pinch in Breaking Bad, they made Bender Bending Rodriguez sing “She’ll Be ...

Modern physics and engineering are based on electromagnetism, which controls the interaction of electric currents, magnetic fields, and electromagnetic forces. Every undergraduate student studying ...

Damping vibrations is crucial for precision experiments, for example in astronomy. A new invention uses a special kind of magnets to achieve this -- electropermanent magnets. They consist of a ...