Vinod M. Menon and his research group at The City College of New York shows that trapping light inside magnetic materials may dramatically enhance their intrinsic properties. Strong optical responses ...

Can the magnets from two broken loudspeakers, a coil of wire, and three spark plugs really power a compact fluorescent lamp? Some readers may remember an article that I wrote back in the mists of time ...

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This portable, durable Bluetooth speaker looks cute and sports a magnetic backing, but there’s just no bass response to be had. The Scoshe BoomCan MS Bluetooth speaker approaches stocking-stuffer ...