By Ariel Marcy, 1 October 2024
This week, magnets really attracted our attention. We’re conducting a straw poll: can you pull in a 5/5?
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By David Shaw, 9 July 2020
By Beth Askham and David Shaw Did you know that electricity and magnetism are closely related phenomena? In this activity, you’ll create a magnetic field using electricity and find that this can cause chaos for a compass!
By David Shaw, 11 July 2019
Think you understand magnets? In this hands-on activity, use a magnet to make a needle float and then fall.
By Mike, 26 September 2013
Welcome to Double Helix magazine’s Q&A section – Microscope. We take a close look at small questions full of big ideas. Q: I would like to know how a Higgs boson gives other particles their mass?
By Carol Saab, 15 August 2013
What happens when your rocket fuel is magnetic force? Our latest video shows you how to make a rocket using super strong rare-earth magnets, skewers, ball bearings and blu-tack. Check it out in slow-mo and watch for something rather curious…
By Carol Saab, 1 August 2013
Electricity, magnets, momentum and cool slow-mo footage. It’s all in our video: take a look!
