Traditional iron magnets have been used in consumer products for hundreds of years, but they do have some limitations in terms of magnetic power and adaptability. In the 1980s, scientists used 17 rare ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Thousands of high-powered magnetic ball sets sold exclusively at Walmart.com have been recalled due to an ingestion hazard, according to a recall notice by the U.S. Consumer ...

This recall involves 5mm (.2 inch) magnetic balls which are small, spherical, loose and separable neodymium rare-earth magnets with a strong magnetic flux. The 5mm-diameter magnets are sold in a set ...

Two researchers who independently developed the neodymium magnet — used in everything from hard disk drives to automobiles — have been awarded the 44th Honda Prize. In 1982, two researchers working ...

The CPSC said the Relax 5mm Science Kit, Large Hematite Magnets Magnetic Stones Building Blocks do not comply with mandatory federal magnet regulation requirements. That is because the kits have one ...