Researchers have found the first new type of magnet in nearly a century. Now, these strange "altermagnets" could help us ...

However, before you rush out to buy neodymium magnets to create your own shark-repelling gear, Herrmann cautions that the magnets appear to have an effective range of only 10 inches.

Join us as we unravel the mystery of an ordinary magnet. Learn the science behind how magnets work and why they stick ...

The manufacturers of the $30 Shark Shocker say that their neoprene band full of stupid magnets would repel a shark attack. They say they have tested it in this video and it “works”.

They claim that 2 magnets first attract, but when at a centimeter distance, they repel. Put a coil of wire on one magnet, and changing field from this movement should induce some voltage.

That's how O'Connell came up with the idea of using magnets to repel sharks without harming them. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:35:34 GMT (1740123334492) Story Infinite Scroll ...

When most or all of these domains align in the same direction, the material becomes magnetized, producing a magnetic field that can attract or repel other objects. External magnetic fields or ...

Magnets are pretty basic - some poles attract, some repel, and you can use them to hold stuff up on your fridge. However, what happens when magnets can be "programmed" to react in different ways?

Here's a cool trick Eric Stroud and and Michael Herrmann discovered: Sharks hate magnets. And the thing is, anyone who is a shark geek and a magnet geek ...

But these applications must account for the inherent instability that arises when magnets repel each other. More recently, scientists have found that if one of the magnets is spun at high speed, ...

SHIPS and oil platforms could use magnets to ward off squatters. ... Magnets help ships repel all boarders. By Claire Ainsworth. 13 January 2001 SHIPS and oil platforms could use magnets ...

Two magnets tightly attract when aligned but repel when twisted more than 45 degrees, easily clicking on and off. Other apps: cycling cleats, pick-proof locks, standard prosthetic-limb fittings ...