At some point during our primary school careers, most of us probably constructed a simple compass, often by floating a ...

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. For $200 you can get an Air Bonsai starter kit, including a magnetic base 15 centimeters across by 6 ...

For the first time, scientists have created a permanently magnetic liquid. These liquid droplets can morph into various shapes and be externally manipulated to move around, according to a new study.

Video of three ferromagnetic liquid droplets containing iron oxide nanoparticle dispersions shaped into cylinders using a microfluidic device, and then locked in shape by the formation of magnetic ...

The classic red-and-white horseshoe magnet may have worked for Wile E. Coyote, but it can be a little inflexible. Now researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have created a more ...

When you imagine robots, you probably aren't picturing stretchy meshes that can float on water, but that's exactly what researchers at North Carolina State University have developed. These soft ...

Scientists have made a new material that is both liquid and magnetic, opening the door to a new area of science in magnetic soft matter. The new material could lead to a revolutionary class of ...