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Magnetic Field

21/05/2021

Your Frequently asked questions answered

Our experts receive many questions regarding magnets, from how they work to how they are made – so with this in mind we have broken down the key information to answer the most common questions our experts receive to help you better understand the world of magnets! What is the difference between a permanent magnet and an electromagnet? A permanent magnet is a solid material that produces its own consistent magnetic field as the material is magnetised, however a magnetic field exerted by an electromagnet is produced by the flow... Read More

11/05/2021

What Metals Do Magnets Stick To?

Several customers will contact our team of experts to enquire about what materials will our magnets stick to, as magnets will not stick to all metals.

08/01/2021

Magnets For The Holidays

Happy National Static Electricity Day!

It has been experienced by most of us, whether you were rubbing a party balloon on your head and sticking it to the wall or shuffling your feet across the floor to give your friends or family an electric shock. Static electricity has occasionally added a little spark to everyone’s day. Every year national static electricity day is celebrated on the 9th January. The day is dedicated to the observance of static electricity and explores how we may cause it. Static electricity is vastly different from the electrical current that... Read More

08/12/2019

Magnet Information

All About The Earth’s Magnetic Field

The Earth behaves like one large magnet; we know this for certain because of the visible effects on a magnetic compass by the Earth’s magnetic field.

15/11/2019

Magnet Information

Flippin’ Incredible – The Story Of The Sun’s Magnetic Field Reversal

We’re on the verge of a once in an eleven-year solar event that sounds as impossible as it does fascinating, if not a little menacing - a solar field reversal.