Friction usually announces itself through contact. A chair scraping across a floor, a tire gripping asphalt, a hand sliding ...

A Southwest Research Institute-led study found that protons and heavy ions react differently to solar magnetic reconnection ...

Researchers have uncovered new insights into the early development of baby stars. As published in The Astrophysical Journal ...

Researchers found friction can occur without contact, driven by magnetic dynamics, and does not always increase with load. The effect could enable controllable, wear-free technologies.

Magnetic effects in piezoelectric beam dynamics represent a nuanced interaction where magnetic fields, generated either internally by the beam’s own current or externally via applied fields, influence ...

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"You don't have to be a perfectly put-together person to be magnetic. We are all having a human experience." Do you often find that strangers approach you on the street? Do animals seem drawn to you?

For the first time, scientists believe they have captured direct evidence of the mechanisms that trigger a solar flare. These massive explosions, generated by the Sun, release staggering amounts of ...