The first option for uncoupling cars with automatic knuckle couplers is permanent magnets ... remote uncoupler in Episode 6 of Rehab My Railroad. Other modelers prefer using simpler tools, such as ...

We know many people who put much effort into building model train setups. But [Rambros] has an entire set 3D printed, and the files are open source, so you can print your own or modify it to suit you.

China's first magnetic levitation (maglev) train for commercial use is expected to be finished by the end of next month. The train, which will be raised eight millimetres above the rails ...

Doesn’t that sound pretty cool? Maglev trains – “maglev” stands for magnetic levitation – are a recent development in transport. Using strong magnets that repel each other, the train is ...

Here’s how it works. There is something so uniquely cinematic about trains, which must be why there are so many movies set on trains. It is one of the most underused modes of transportation ...

Since their relatively recent appearance on the commercial scene, rare-earth magnets have made quite a splash in the public imagination. The amount of magnetic energy packed into these tiny ...

Scientists have used light to visualize magnetic domains, and manipulated these regions using an electric field, in a quantum antiferromagnet. This method allows real-time observation of magnetic ...

MRA stands for magnetic resonance angiogram or magnetic resonance angiography. It’s a type of magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI. Instead of using radiation, like with X-rays and computed ...

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Magnets are metals that attract other metals. Every magnet is a metal, but not all metals are magnets. They may have practical uses, like keeping doors shut and moving heavy objects, but they can ...