Fermilab's FAST/IOTA accelerator test facility has successfully accelerated and stored its first proton beams.

New research shows that light’s magnetic field is far more influential than scientists once believed. The team found that this magnetic component significantly affects how light rotates as it passes ...

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem discovered that the magnetic component of light plays a direct role in the Faraday effect, overturning a 180-year-old assumption that only its ...

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In recent years, permanent magnet (PM) based multi-pole magnets have become an increasing concern as a replacement for conventional electro-magnets for light sources. The PMs are possible to save both ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth's magnetic field is like an invisible shield that protects our planet from solar and cosmic radiation. While it might not be ...

The magnetic field swirling around an enormous black hole, located about 55 million light-years from Earth, has unexpectedly switched directions. This dramatic reversal challenges theories of black ...

ABSTRACT: Magnetic launchers provide safer, faster, and lower-friction alternatives to traditional chemical-fuel systems by using innovative principles such as superconducting magnetic levitation, ...