magnetic
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The potential of iron-nitride magnets was discovered in the 1950s, but the technology languished for decades because it was hard to create enough magnetic material at scale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
"They allow us to test our understanding of how matter behaves in strong magnetic fields and under intense gravitational forces."
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
On sunny days, however, they successfully returned, likely relying on the sun as a navigational cue instead of Earth's magnetic field.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
The iron gives the cells unique magnetic properties that could allow them to respond to the planet's magnetic field.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Each line on the map is like a contour line but, instead of marking a uniform measurement of height, it marks a uniform measurement of magnetic variation.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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