Libor Šmejkal has a fondness for the artwork of M. C. Escher, whose work was often inspired by mathematics. One of Šmejkal’s favourite pieces is Horseman, a striking picture that features an elaborate ...

Researchers at ETH have detected a new kind of ferromagnetism that is different from the common fridge magnet. In this “kinetic magnetism” the material becomes magnetic because the energy of motion of ...

A new type of magnet plays by its own rules. It’s made of a uranium compound that goes from zero to magnet with the flip of a switch, and it has now been created at reasonable temperatures for the ...