In response to an informal request from the National Science Foundation, the National Research Council convened the Committee on Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science in mid-2003. The committee ...

Demonstrates how electricity can be produced from magnets through various experiments. It explains that electric currents can create magnetic effects, forming electromagnets that only work while ...

Project Sherwood, the secret U.S. program to achieve controlled thermonuclear (atomic fusion) power, came ever so slightly into the open last week. After attending a secret conference of 350 Sherwood ...

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has been selected to lead a project that will receive $4.1 million in funding ...

KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) - By 2031, jobs in STEM, science, technology, engineering and math are projected to grow over two times faster than all occupations. For that reason, schools are generating ...

There are currently several superconducting materials used for design and fabrication of high-field magnets. 1 The most widely established of them—low-temperature superconductor NbTi—is the workhorse ...

The giant magnet prior to the unveiling ceremony at General Atomics. (Photo by JW August/Times of San Diego) Sitting inside a building in a Poway industrial park is the result of nearly 20 years of ...

There is a constant outward flow of charged particles from the Sun. This flow, known as the solar wind, moves across space and reaches Earth every day. When it arrives, it meets the planet’s magnetic ...