Explorers have long trusted compasses to navigate Earth's land and oceans, using our planet's global magnetic field as their guide. But what happens when you take a compass beyond Earth - into ...

Tiny magnetic bacteria that live in tightly bound groups are showing scientists how life might have evolved complex, multicellular forms. These rare bacteria can’t survive alone – they depend on one ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) have developed an innovative method ...

Geologists use the discipline of paleomagnetism to measure the Earth's magnetic field as it existed millions of years ago. When molten rock cools, magnetic minerals align with the planet's magnetic ...

We're all familiar with ferromagnetism (FM), like a refrigerator magnet or compass ... (magnetic moments not aligned). Then it would not polarize an electronic current. The electric field toggles ...

Magnetic fields are fundamental to controlling the magnetization of materials. Under static or slowly varying conditions, a material's magnetization aligns with the external field like a compass ...