For nearly 20 years, physicists and engineers have chased the idea of invisibility. Early efforts focused on hiding objects from light using so-called metamaterials with extreme and often unrealistic ...

Light has always been described as an elegant partnership of electric and magnetic fields, yet for nearly two centuries physicists treated the magnetic side as a quiet background player. New ...

Conceptual illustration of bladed microtube implosion (BMI)Sawtooth-like inner blades on the cylindrical target induce off-axis charged flows under ultraintense laser irradiation, driving strong loop ...

The implications of the existence of magnetic monopoles are far reaching. For example, theories that attempt to unify the various forces in the Universe predict the existence of these particles, and ...

Our protective blanket helps shield us from unruly space weather. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Earth's magnetic field — also ...