NEW ADDITION!

Look to the right..... That's right,we added the magnetic poetry utility on the site... enjoy!

Promising new use for magnets in health

The New England Journal of Medicine - that bastion of medical knowledge and lover of chowdah - has an paper up about the possibility of using magnets to better direct aerosols into the lungs of patients. The paper, written by Allan L. Coates, M.D., C.M., is available here. [Ed. Note: the site requires a subscription to view the entire document.] Also, did you notice that Allan is from the "Hospital for Sick Children?" Derek Zoolander is branching out, I suppose!

The Real Magneto Boy

Who hasnt dreamt of being a superhero? I know I have. Flying, super speed, invisibility, magnatism?? Well when I stumbled on this 12 year old boy claiming to be the real magneto boy I couldn't help be jealous, and excited that there is still hope for real life superheros!!!

Any time this boy gets near electronic devices he they crash or go crazy. When his parents bought him a xBox 360 it crashed. Now that he has a new one he has to sit on the other side of the room using a cordless control so that his charge doesn't break the machine. Unbelievable?? Ya when I watched the video I started to doubt it, but its still interesting.

Craziness!

Wow, this is simply... wow! This is called "ferro fluid" I believe... It's basically a liquid metal (not that kind) that responds dramatically to magnetic fields. When put to Japanese techno, it becomes something that only the internet can contain.

Magnetic viewing paper

I love the internet because you can find cool random things like "Magnetic Viewing Paper." This stuff has microscopic pieces of iron, nickel, etc. suspended in oil, allowing the magnetic particles to align with whatever magnetic fields maybe present. Like so:


This paper can be had at the low, low price of half of a triple grande zebra $1.95.

Read. Purchase.

They need a dyson.

I guess astronauts have more practical things to worry about on planetary bodies such as the moon than aliens. One of the biggest problem facing our intrepid explorers is the smallest: microscopic moon dust.

With their finely tuned, and undoubtebly complex(and expensive) space stuff, these tiny particles of glass and minerals can do huge damage. Not to mention trying to keep that lunar module looking shiny. But, I digress.

I'm sure dyson has already made something that applies to this, but his probably doesn't use the power of magnets. Scientists have an idea to use magnets to filter, brush, and otherwise eliminate this problem. Apparently, lunar dust is mostly glass, with tiny particles of iron embedded within. So,next time you take a quick jaunt to the moon, don't forget your magnetic jewelry.