magnetic field

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The work, led by Cal Poly Physics Department Lecturer Ian Powell, focused on how varying a magnetic field over time can cause matter to exhibit unusual and previously unseen properties.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Together, the rapid spin and this heavy plasma environment appear to pull the magnetic field lines sideways.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Researchers focused on identifying the exact position of Saturn's cusp -- a region where magnetic field lines bend back toward the poles and allow charged particles to funnel into the atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The beams heat the plasma and spin it to create a stable magnetic field.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

She found the longitude of the Atlantic flyway, the migrating route of the birds of the east, and the magnetic field of the earth.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George