Can light behave like a whirlwind? It turns out it can—and such "optical tornadoes" have now been created in an extremely ...

Discover how to build a magnetic repulsion motor capable of lighting LED bulbs using only magnets and basic components. This ...

In 1845, physicist Michael Faraday provided the first direct evidence that electromagnetism and light are related. Now, it turns out that this connection is even stronger than Faraday imagined. In his ...

Researchers have uncovered the magnetic properties and underlying mechanisms of a novel magnet using advanced optical techniques. Their study focused on an organic crystal believed to be a promising ...

But powerful magnets are usually large and energy hungry. Chukun Gao at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich ...