Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An innovation that came into existence years ago could now help the United States tackle China's dominance in a key sector. A ...

A new kind of quantum magnet is made out of atoms only a billionth of a degree warmer than absolute zero – and physicists aren’t sure how it behaves. A regular magnet repels or attracts magnetic ...

MINNEAPOLIS — From everyday electronics to industrial machines, permanent magnets are just about everywhere. Most are made using rare-earth materials. But a University of Minnesota Twin Cities ...