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In physics, magnetism is one of the forces in which materials and moving charged particles exert attractive, repulsive force or moments on other materials or charged particles. Some well-known materials that exhibit easily detectable magnetic properties (called magnets) are nickel, iron, cobalt, gadolinium and their alloys; however, all materials are influenced to greater or lesser degree by the presence of a magnetic field. Substances that are negligibly affected by magnetic fields are known as non-magnetic substances. They include copper, aluminium, water, and gases.

Magnetism also has other definitions and descriptions in physics, particularly as one of the two components of electromagnetic waves such as light.

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Magnetic nanoparticles to simultaneously diagnose, monitor and treat

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether it's magnetic nanoparticles (mNPs) giving an army of 'therapeutically armed' white blood cells direction to invade a deadly tumour's territory, or the use of mNPs to target specific nerve channels ...


New TMS clinic offers noninvasive treatment for major depression

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rush University Medical Center has opened the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinic to offer patients suffering from major depression a safe, effective, non-drug treatment. TMS therapy is the first FDA-approved, ...


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Early scents really do get 'etched' in the brain

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Common experience tells us that particular scents of childhood can leave quite an impression, for better or for worse. Now, researchers reporting the results of a brain imaging study online on November 5th ...


Toshiba Introduces 320GB 1.8-inch HDD

Toshiba Introduces 320GB 1.8-inch HDD

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Toshiba Corporation today introduced a new line up of 1.8-inch HDDs with a maximum capacity of 320GB, the highest yet announced by the industry, targeted at thin and light mobile PCs and portable external ...


Upping the power triggers an ordered helical plasma

Upping the power triggers an ordered helical plasma

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

If you keep twisting a straight elastic string, at some moment it starts kinking in a wild way. Something similar occurs when one increases the electrical current flowing in a magnetized plasma doughnut: it ...


Mending meniscals in children, improving diagnosis and recovery

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The meniscus is a rubber-like, crescent moon-shaped cartilage cushion that sits between the leg and thigh bone. Each knee has two menisci: one on the inside of the knee joint and one on the outside. In recent years, more ...


High-performance plasmas may make reliable, efficient fusion power a reality

High-performance plasmas may make reliable, efficient fusion power a reality

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (40) | comments 33

In the quest to produce nuclear fusion energy, researchers from the DIII-D National Fusion Facility have recently confirmed long-standing theoretical predictions that performance, efficiency and reliability ...


Precuneus region of human and monkey brain is divided into 4 distinct regions

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study published this week in PNAS provides a comprehensive comparative functional anatomy study in human and monkey brains which reveals highly similar brain networks preserved across evolution.


Study lays foundation for more patient access to medical records

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that many patients are dissatisfied with the way they receive results of radiology tests and want more access to information in their medical ...


Solar winds triggered by magnetic fields

Solar winds triggered by magnetic fields

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar wind generated by the sun is probably driven by a process involving powerful magnetic fields, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers based on the ...


Magnetism Turns Drug Release On and Off

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many medical conditions, such as cancer, diabetes and chronic pain, require medications that cannot be taken orally, but must be dosed intermittently, on an as-needed basis, over a long period of time. A few delivery techniques ...


Harvesting Energy from Natural Motion: Magnets, Cantilever Capture Wide Range of Frequencies

Harvesting Energy from Natural Motion: Magnets, Cantilever Capture Wide Range of Frequencies

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (11) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- By taking advantage of the vagaries of the natural world, Duke University engineers have developed a novel approach that they believe can more efficiently harvest electricity from the motions ...


Scientists explain mystery of observed turbulent density fluctuations in interplanetary space

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville have developed a three-dimensional simulation model to understand behavior of interplanetary charged particles in space.


Magnetic mixing creates quite a stir

Magnetic mixing creates quite a stir (w/ Video)

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Sandia researchers have developed a process that can mix tiny volumes of liquid, even in complicated spaces.


Students demonstrate flux pinning in low gravity

Students demonstrate flux pinning in low gravity

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Cornell researchers recently tested their work on the mysterious physical phenomenon of flux pinning aboard a near-zero gravity aircraft.