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Magnetic Soap

The major headline of the first time creation of magnetic soap is that it could have a major impact on environmental cleanups such as oil spills. It could work for many other applications as well such as scientific experiments to industrial settings. LEt’s not get a head of ourselves though. What exactly is magnetic soap? [...]

What is Your Favorite Deep, Elegant or Beautiful Scientific Explanation?

Every January, John Brockman, the literary agent who presides over the online salon Edge.org, asks his circle of scientists,and scholars to answer a question. In the past he has asked such questions as: “how is the Internet changing the way you think?” and “what is the most important invention in the last 2,000 years?”. This [...]