The transverse Thomson effect is observed for the first time: current, heat, and magnetic fields generate controlled cooling ...

WashU physicists build quantum sensors in boron nitride sheets to study magnetism and stress under extreme pressure.

A newly discovered mechanism known as microtube implosion could make it possible to generate magnetic fields 1000 times stronger than any yet seen in the laboratory. According to the researchers who ...

Electrons in a magnetic field can display striking behaviors, from the formation of discrete energy levels to the quantum ...

This persnickety number determines the strength of magnetic fields. It figures in everything from motors and generators to audio speakers. Oh, and without it we’d live in eternal darkness.

Angular momentum is a fundamental quantity in physics that describes the rotational motion of objects. In quantum physics, it encompasses both the intrinsic spin of particles and their orbital motion ...

Newly released images of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87 show that the plasma that swirls around ...

Magnetic heating could be playing a much more prominent role in the evolution of neutron stars than previously expected, claim astrophysicists in Spain and the US. The researchers looked at data ...

New computer simulations suggest the first magnetic fields that emerged after the Big Bang were much weaker than expected — ...

Like a shaggy dog in springtime, some black holes have to shed. New computer simulations reveal how black holes might discard their magnetic fields. Unlike dogs with their varied fur coats, isolated ...