05/01/2005

The Dynamo in the Cornfield

To understand our planet's magnetic field, Wisconsin scientists are studying a ball of molten metal In an underground bunker that brushes up against a barnyard on one side and a cornfield on the other, scientists from ...

Most Powerful Eruption in the Universe Discovered

Astronomers have found the most powerful eruption in the universe using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. A super massive black hole generated this eruption by growing at a remarkable rate. This discovery shows the enormous ...

Novel Zigzag Shape Gives Sensors Magnetic Appeal

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed tiny magnetic sensors in a "zigzag" shape that are simpler in design and likely will be cheaper to make than conventional magnetic sensors ...

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