Lithium ion batteries may be the most prolific form of rechargeable batteries for portable electronics, but they are not without fault: the slow transport of Lithium ions from the negative to the ...

This video explains what magnets are and how magnetic fields are generated through the alignment of atomic structures. Magnets influence electric currents, force interactions, and are used in many ...

Magnetic-field-induced alignment of syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS) is reported here. Isothermal crystallization of sPS samples from several annealing temperatures was conducted in a 2 or 10 T magnetic ...

Discover the magnetic sense of cows as they align like compass needles, affected by power lines disrupting their natural orientation. Farmers and herders have known for centuries that herds of cattle ...

Farmers and herders have known for centuries that herds of cattle have an uncanny ability to all point in the same direction. Last year, a group of German and Czech scientists discovered the reason ...