Electronics Hardware Detachable Ethernet cable brings magnetic convenience to networking Think MagSafe, but for your Ethernet cables By Shawn Knight, November 25, 2024, 2:01 PM 11 comments
Science Tech Culture China's new resistive magnet is 800,000 times stronger than Earth's field It could help engineer and manipulate entirely new phases of matter By Zo Ahmed, October 21, 2024, 12:33 PM 12 comments
Hardware AI Breakthrough CRAM technology ditches von Neumann model, makes AI 1,000x more energy efficient From "crazy" idea to real-world energy savings By Zo Ahmed, July 28, 2024, 2:53 PM 25 comments
Hardware Industry Magnetic tape shipments reached a record 152.9 exabytes in 2023 Magnetic technology is so dead, it's setting new records in global storage capabilities By Alfonso Maruccia, May 28, 2024, 7:45 AM
Hardware IBM introduces enterprise magnetic tape drive that holds 50TB per cartridge Compressing data raises capacity to 150TB, over double the previous model's limit. By Daniel Sims, August 25, 2023, 5:05 PM 15 comments
Science Scientists create robot that can alternate between solid and liquid states "John Connor?" By Rob Thubron, January 26, 2023, 5:20 AM
Hardware Security Magnetic storage sees record-breaking sales as ransomware attacks increase Data backed up to tape is hard for hackers to steal or ransom By Cal Jeffrey, April 25, 2022, 5:26 PM 33 comments
Hardware IBM and Fujifilm's new magnetic tape can store 580TB of data on a single cartridge A new world record for one of the oldest types of storage media By Humza Aamir, December 18, 2020, 8:33 AM 23 comments
Science Magnetic spray coating used to create tiny, movable robots A magnetic skin for inanimate objects By Shawn Knight, November 23, 2020, 2:20 PM
Science Magnetic north is moving quickly causing compasses to show misleading directions Compasses now point to Siberia By Greg Synek, February 5, 2019, 9:40 AM 10 comments
Science Scientists have created a one-atom-thick magnet By Shawn Knight, June 12, 2017, 3:15 PM 7 comments
Mobile Science MIT has developed a self-assembling mobile phone By Shawn Knight, August 22, 2016, 2:15 PM 8 comments
Car Tech Honda creates world's first hybrid car motor containing no heavy rare earth metals By Rob Thubron, July 13, 2016, 12:00 PM 11 comments
Science Watch electromagnets force soda cans to rip themselves in half By Shawn Knight, June 16, 2016, 7:30 AM
Science The Web Printed magnets may be the coolest thing you see all day By Shawn Knight, March 23, 2016, 7:30 AM 7 comments
Mobile Google Project Ara was delayed because its electropermanent magnets failed drop tests By Shawn Knight, August 20, 2015, 12:15 PM
The Web Industry Stanford researchers develop "water droplet" computer that manipulates physical matter By Shawn Knight, June 8, 2015, 6:30 PM
Electronics The Magzet is a magnetic adapter for your headphones By Tim Schiesser, March 24, 2015, 10:30 AM
The Web Watch as this small-scale chair autonomously assembles itself By Shawn Knight, February 18, 2015, 9:00 PM 16 comments
The Web GE believes your next refrigerator could be cooled using magnets By Shawn Knight, February 12, 2014, 9:30 AM 21 comments
Industry New particle paves way for 20 times denser hard drives By Tim Schiesser, August 9, 2013, 8:30 AM 9 comments
Industry Science Noise cancellation technique harnesses magnets to silence CPU fans [video] By Rick Burgess, June 17, 2013, 2:00 PM 23 comments
Industry Science Scientists use heat to store data on magnetic hard drive By Shawn Knight, February 8, 2012, 1:00 PM 13 comments
Apple Apple applies for 'security magnet' patent to unlock future devices By Shawn Knight, January 30, 2012, 12:30 PM
Industry Science Quantum levitation demonstrated in viral video By Shawn Knight, October 18, 2011, 2:00 PM 42 comments