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High Magnetic Field Science and Its Application in the United States: Current Status and ...

It is not known when humans first noticed the attraction or repulsion between pieces of magnetic material. The first important device depending on these forces was the magnetic compass, which is ...
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Magnet lab wins $11.7-million grant to build next-generation magnet

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The National Science Foundation has awarded the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory an $11.7-million grant for construction of an innovative magnet that will have the ...