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Magnetic Mom Attracts Metal and the Media

By Marc HartzmanSep 2nd 2010 – 7:16AM
Robin Bell, Whitehotpix / ZUMA Press

Robin Bell, Whitehotpix / ZUMA Press

(Sept. 2) -- If Brenda Allison's refrigerator door should ever get too covered in metal trinkets, she can always start adding them to her forehead. That's because Allison, 50, happens to be a human magnet. A recent report in The Sun states the bizarre British woman can hold coins, safety pins and magnets to her head and...

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Pigeon Study Unlocks Secret Of Birds' Amazing Homing Skills

Apr 27th 2012 - 05:04PM

Release a pigeon thousands of kilometers from home, and it'll fly across seas, forests, or deserts to return.

magnetism News From the Web

  • 06/04/12 Get cylinders with brains AND brawn Source: OEM Off-Highway A sensor manufacturer can be at the mercy of the cylinder manufacturer to purchase and integrate the sensor into its cylinder package and offer it as a cost-effective smart cylinder solution to an OEM.
  • 06/04/12 The Best in Magnetic Dry Erase Board Manufacturing Source: Springfield News-Sun - Springfield OH As an easy and efficient way to track work schedules and show them to employees as they work, landscape contractors are turning to Magnatag's 31-Day Magnetic Dry Erase Board Crew Schedule.
  • 06/03/12 New Device to Treat Depression with Electromagnetism Source: Big Think The Jerusalem-based company Brainsway will shortly ask the Food and Drug Administration to approve a new device which treats depression by using magnetic fields to stimulate structures deep within the brain.
  • 06/01/12 Sally Hansen Just Launched A Rad Eight Piece Magnetic... Source: SHEFINDS Sally Hansen is the latest to jump on the 3D nail trend , and has just launched eight dreamy magnetic polish shades.
  • 06/01/12 Cassidy: Mr. Science is doing battle to encourage... Source: SiliconValley.com I dare any kid to spend a morning with Bob Boschert and not fall madly or more deeply in love with science.

Background on magnetism

Magnetism is a property of materials that respond to an applied magnetic field. Permanent magnets have persistent magnetic fields caused by ferromagnetism.

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