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RIKEN physicists have discovered for the first time why the magnitude of the electron flow depends on direction in a special ...

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Scientists have confirmed the existence of altermagnetism, a third fundamental form of magnetism that could revolutionize ...

A ship’s steel hull becomes part of Earth’s magnetic field, which can quietly skew a magnetic compass in different directions as the vessel turns and heels. This explains how binnacle correctors work, ...

Magnetic compasses can be fooled by steel hulls and shifting magnetic poles, so ships turn to gyroscopes instead. This video ...

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Scott Brame explains the difference between magnetic north and true north, as Santa and people all over the world prepare to travel.