The new milk frother you are using to prepare your cappuccino is likely using magnetic gears. Magnetic gears transmit rotary motion like mechanical gears but instead of teeth they use magnetic ...

Since antiquity scholars know that magnets attract iron. However, most ancient or medieval scholars were hardly interested in the matter of magnetic repulsion, and if so, repulsion was mostly related ...

Why is electromagnetic repulsion so infrequently used in applications? As in, using an electromagnet to repel a permanent magnet, rather than to attract a magnet or ferrous material? I was doing some ...

Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corp. will employ so-called maglev technology -- capable of suspending objects in mid-air through the combination of magnetic attraction and repulsion -- to ...

You might say judges had a magnetic attraction to Jesse Martin's science project. That's somewhat ironic, as the Elizabethtown Area High School senior's project dealt with magnetic repulsion. His ...

The world's first elevators controlled by magnetic levitation will debut as early as 2008, a Tokyo-based company said Tuesday. Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corp. will employ so-called maglev ...

Launching things with electromagnetism is pretty fun, with linear induction motors being a popular design that finds use from everywhere in hobby designs like [Tom Stanton]’s to the electromagnetic ...

Elevators controlled by magnetic levitation are set to debut as early as 2008, promising speedier, quieter and more comfortable lifts. These elevators use magnets in place of wheels and guide rails to ...