Magnetic Field : Science World Report

Feb 04, 2015 07:14 AM EST

New Electronic Skin May Give Humans the Ability to Sense Magnetic Fields

Scientists have created electronic skin that can attach to humans. They've developed a new magnetic sensor which is thin enough and robust enough to be smoothly adapted to human skin and, possibly, give humans a sixth sense: a magnetic sense.

Nov 21, 2014 07:24 AM EST

New Technique Estimates the Magnetic Field of a Distant Exoplanet

Understanding the magnetic fields of planets is important for understanding how they interact with the rest of the cosmic bodies around them. Now, scientists have developed a new method that allows them to estimate the magnetic field of a distant exoplanet.

Oct 27, 2014 08:47 AM EDT

NASA's Fermi Spots 'Starquake' in a Magnetar Storm

NASA's Fermi detected a rapid-fire storm of high-energy blasts from a magnetar, a highly magnetized neutron star.

Oct 15, 2014 07:01 AM EDT

Earth's Changing Magnetic Field May Flip Over the Course of a Human Lifetime

What if all of the compasses in the world suddenly pointed south instead of north? Earth's magnetic field periodically flips over time and now, scientists have announced that it's possible for this change to occur over the course of a human lifetime--in less than 100 years.

Sep 30, 2014 06:27 AM EDT

Dolphins Sense and are Attracted to Magnets

Dolphins may be able to sense magnets, according to a new study.

Jun 23, 2014 07:59 AM EDT

Earth's Magnetic Field is Changing, According to ESA Swarm Satellites

Is Earth's magnetic field changing? That might be the case, according to ESA's three-satellite Swarm constellation.

May 14, 2014 08:55 AM EDT

Astronomers Discover How Exotic Magnetar is Born: Two Massive Stars Interact

Astronomers may have discovered just how magnetars form. These exotic forms of neutrons stars may just form through the interactions of two massive stars.

May 07, 2014 09:19 AM EDT

Scientists Unravel Mystery of Neutron Star's Powerful Magnetic Fields

Neutron stars are extraordinarily dense stellar bodies that are created when massive stars collapse. Yet while these stars host some of the strongest magnetic fields in the universe, some of them are more strongly magnetized than others. Now, scientists have found out why this is.

Mar 09, 2014 11:10 PM EDT

A River of Plasma, Guarding Against the Sun

MIT scientists identify a plasma plume that naturally protects the Earth against solar storms.

Feb 06, 2014 04:14 PM EST

Pacific Salmon Born with Magnetic Map for Thousand-Mile Migration

Pacific salmon may posses an inherent “magnetic map” that guides them through their thousands of miles of migration.

Jan 08, 2014 10:49 PM EST

Super-Strong Magnetic Pulse Generator Prototype Unveiled

A novel high-tech magnetic pulse generator that shrinks the size of this kind of device from room-sized to tabletop has been developed and demonstrated by Rice University scientists.

Dec 05, 2013 05:19 PM EST