How does a magnetic compass work? Well, it’s all down to basic physics and human ingenuity. The key component of a standard baseplate compass is its magnetized needle, which is allowed to spin freely ...
Compass Diversified Holdings has continued its strategic buying philosophy with the purchase of a century-old Rochester, N.Y., company whose product line includes the manufacture of rare -earth ...
Some inventions are so simple that it’s hard to improve them. The magnetic compass is a great example — a magnetized needle, a bit of cork, and a bowl of water are all you need to start navigating the ...
James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
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Cobalt honeycomb magnet shows how quantum spin liquids might be engineered
Most magnets are predictable. Cool them down, and their tiny magnetic moments snap into ...
At some point during our primary school careers, most of us probably constructed a simple compass, often by floating a ...
Measurements by the SWAN instrument onboard SOHO, have shown that the heliosphere, the solar wind filled volume which prevents the solar system from getting embedded in the local (ambient) ...
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Why ships have two big metal balls on the compass stand, the simple fix for a steel ship’s magnetic errors
Modern steel ships warp a magnetic compass with both permanent and induced magnetism, and the binnacle is packed with clever countermeasures to cancel it out. This breaks down hard iron vs soft iron ...
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