Introduced by electrical engineers from the University of California, San Diego, a new wireless communication method works by sending magnetic signals through the human body, and offers a lower-power, ...

It’s like “Venom” or “Flubber” come to life. Scientists have created a bizarre magnetic slime that can be remotely controlled via a magnetic field, New Scientist reports. They’re hoping the odd entity ...

Everyone knows that when you hold a compass in your hand the needle will point north thanks to Earth's magnetic field, but aside from simple navigation you probably don't spare much thought for our ...

A gearbox driven by an external magnetic field can power tiny but powerful robots that crawl like a caterpillar or jump almost 40 times their own height, despite having no batteries or motors on board ...

“Studies have shown that magnetic field therapy facilitates healing of broken bones by stimulating circulation and bone growth,” says Hans-Ulrich Jabs, an internist in the German town of Nottuln and ...

Researchers have developed a tiny, flexible robot that could crawl through earthquake rubble to locate survivors or travel inside the human body to deliver medicine. These soft robots, made from ...

Magnetoreception, or the ability to sense the Earth's magnetic field, pops up throughout the animal kingdom, but it's generally thought to be something humans missed out on. But maybe we can after all ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Literary tracker of timepieces and luxury goods. In today's world where magnetic fields surround us in our every day life -- from ...