Since their relatively recent appearance on the commercial scene, rare-earth magnets have made quite a splash in the public imagination. The amount of magnetic energy packed into these tiny, shiny ...

If you need a gift idea for the holiday season, you can now buy small, powerful, rare earth magnets known generally as Buckyballs. Once regulated and banned because of the danger they pose to kids— ...

Work with your little elves to create these magnets in anticipation of holiday card season. The holiday card onslaught likely already has begun at your house. Every day, new arrivals join the growing ...

I have had a teensy, torn bit of paper taped over the camera of my MacBook Air for years now because even before I knew the FBI could activate that thing without the indicator light, it always bugged ...

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 ...

So you're minding your own business, posting your grandkid's latest artistic masterpiece on the fridge with a little magnet of a puppy. Then... WHAM! You're down. Or you get a new bracelet for ...

BOERNE, Texas — A Boerne toddler is recovering after emergency surgery to remove high-powered magnets from his stomach and intestines, and doctors say quick action likely saved his life.