A new Israeli study suggests that light can directly influence materials in a magnetic field in ways scientists had long overlooked, a finding that could affect technologies from fiber-optic ...

Led by researchers at Lancaster University, the international team showed that subtle electronic effects can greatly amplify ...

The lighting in my shop sucks. It’s easy to understand why I’ve taken up a bit of an infatuation with work lights. Now, don’t get me wrong, the real solution is to install some good permanent lighting ...

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An international team of researchers led by Lancaster University has discovered a highly efficient mechanism for shaking ...

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Vinod M. Menon and his research group at The City College of New York shows that trapping light inside magnetic materials may dramatically enhance their intrinsic properties. Strong optical responses ...

Researchers cracked the mystery of altermagnets, materials with no net magnetization yet strange light-reflecting powers, by creating a new optical measurement method. Their findings confirmed ...

A new study shows that trapping light inside magnetic materials may dramatically enhance their intrinsic properties. Strong optical responses of magnets are important for the development of magnetic ...

There are three types of flashlights I find most helpful in the garage. A durable, skinny one that I can reach deep into an engine bay, a flat one I can stick to a car frame with a magnet, and of ...

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