A safer, more effective atrial fibrillation treatment method using magnetic gel may be on the way

Atrial fibrillation is a common heart condition characterized by a rapid, irregular heartbeat stemming from the heart's upper ...

Bariatric surgery innovation: Magnets replace staples at Summa

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Akron’s Summa Health System is among the first hospitals in Ohio performing a minimally invasive bariatric surgery using small magnets instead of surgery to alter the bowel. The ...
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The magnetic Harbor Freight find you can repurpose for extra kitchen storage

Looking for an easy storage solution? This Harbor Freight item is magnetic, so it can hang on fridges, dishwashers, and other ...
New York Post

Depression symptoms eased within a week using TMS magnet therapy: new study

Using magnets to treat depression sounds like a mad scientist’s scheme — but it actually works. The treatment — known as TMS, or transcranial magnetic stimulation — is backed up by years of research ...
Nature

Mighty mini-magnet is low in cost and light on energy use

But powerful magnets are usually large and energy hungry. Chukun Gao at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and her colleagues sought to build a small ultra-strong magnet that would ...
Phys.org

Using magnetic frustration to probe new quantum possibilities

In a paper published in Nature Materials, Wilson's lab group has reported on an innovative way to use a phenomenon referred to as frustration of long-range order in a material system to engineer ...
Electronic Design

Using Magnetic Cores in Computers

Head, Research and Development Section, Computer Dept. Raytheon Manufacturing Co., Waltham, Mass. MAGNETIC core circuits can be found performing the computer functions of storage, manipulation, ...