As if the sheer magnetism aspect of magnets wasn't magical enough, weblog Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories points out 17 very cool tricks that put your magnets to great use. For starters, a strong ...

Think refrigerator magnets are for shopping lists and works of youthful art? Think again. Researchers around the world are trying to revolutionize refrigeration by bringing magnets into the cold. A ...

Magnets are big-time materials, finding roles in products ranging from motors to medical-imaging systems. Now, a team of engineers’ improvement of a custom-made magnetic material increases the odds ...

At one time giant blocks of ice were the best solution we could come up with for keeping food cold. That primitive approach was eventually replaced by electric refrigerators using compressors and ...

I'm a nerd, but magnets are cool, really cool. Yet, I'm still not sold on Jishaku, "the game of magnetic action." On its Web site, Jishaku describes itself as being a game "like chess or checkers" ...