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Scientists Builds His Own Tiny Planet to Create a Magnetic Field

Yesterday, I showed you a great video of NASA scientists explaining how magnetic fields work over beautiful animations making the fields come to life. Today, now that you're all caught up on how the fields work, I'll show you how geophysicist Dan Lathrop is building a fake planet filled with liquid sodium that will, if all goes according to plan, end up with a magnetic field of its own. More »

10:30 AM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Adam Frucci
8,302 views, 64 comments

Latest by nimblesquirrel: I'm not sure they can compare magnetic properties of molten sodium with molten iron/nickel. While molten sodium does have magnetic more »

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NASA Scientists Make Magnetic Fields Visible, Beautiful

Magnetic fields are invisible, at least usually. But Scientists from NASA's Space Sciences Laboratory have made them visible as "animated photographs," using sound-controlled CGI and 3D compositing. It makes the fields, as explained by the scientists, dance in an absolutely gorgeous movie called Magnetic Movie. You don't want to miss this one, which is the coolest video that you'll see all week, guaranteed. You can't argue with a combo of beautiful effects and amazing science.
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3:20 PM on Mon Jun 2 2008
By Adam Frucci
150,823 views, 100 comments

Latest by Twp3pf2: Pfft. I see this shit all the time. For cryin' out loud, try acid once in a while, people. more »

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1,301 Florescent Bulbs Lit Solely by Magnetic Fields

This field has 1,301 florescent bulbs planted in it, and they're all glowing. They aren't plugged into anything, however; they're powered solely from the magnetic fields produced by the power lines above. It's all a large art project by Richard Box, and if you're really interested in it you can order a DVD of the whole thing from him. If you're cheaper and less interested, just peruse our gallery for the cool shots.
[Project Page via GadgetLab]

12:10 PM on Wed Feb 27 2008
By Adam Frucci
149,974 views, 79 comments

Latest by mtopper: @TerraHertz: 6? more »