Magnets keep strings suspended without anchor points, and pushing a magnet piece bends notes, so you get expressive sounds ...

File this under “OMG this is so cool why didn’t I think of it?!”: a video of a superconducting magnet sailing up, down, and around a track shaped into a Möbius strip: I love this so so so much. It’s ...

A supercooled microscopic ferromagnet proves the existence of gyroscopic magnetic behaviour that has been long sought by ...

When two magnets are placed facing each other with the same poles, they repel each other, and if you place one magnet under the other, it is possible to make one magnet float. However, simply ...

When thinking of levitation, one often pictures a concentrated magician and a lady floating in the air, or a levitating guru. However, this is only an optical illusion or quackery. The physical ...

Sign me up for one of these floating beds! Be mindful that if the price of 1.2M euros alone doesn't kill you, the electrical bills will. I'm no expert in this area, but I'd speculate that it would ...

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. For $200 you can get an Air Bonsai starter kit, including a magnetic base 15 centimeters across by 6 ...

Japan continues to set the standards for high-speed transport with its latest prototype, a magnet-powered train designed by Central Japan Railway Co. A prototype Series Lo train was unveiled at a test ...