Can you actually generate limitless electricity using rare earth magnets? We build and test this viral physics gadget.

We each have our different approaches to monitoring energy consumption in our households. Some are vigilant about ensuring that every single appliance is switched off and unplugged before leaving home ...

Kitchen folklore has long warned that sticking magnets on a refrigerator door will make the appliance work harder and waste electricity, but engineers say that story belongs with other outdated energy ...

Vimag Labs has developed a magnet-free electric motor that aims to reduce India's dependence on China's rare earth minerals, ...

Person wearing lab coat, safety goggles, and gloves holds a piece of black paper held by metal clamps Postdoctoral researcher Shichen Xu examines the carbon paper platform that holds powdered magnet ...

For years, scientists have been trying to replicate the concept of nuclear fusion — the phenomenon that keeps the Sun and other stars alive — and turn it into a working reactor on Earth that can ...

Controlling magnetic states in materials typically requires continuous power or only works in rare, specialized systems. Researchers developed a general theory showing how electric fields can ...

Shielding astronauts from the deadly radiation they face is a central challenge for any designer of a deep-space crewed ...

Japanese engineers built a magnet-free electric motor with a plastic rotor, opening a surprising path for future machines.