How do some neutron stars become the strongest magnets in the Universe? A German-British team of astrophysicists has found a possible answer to the question of how these so-called magnetars form. The ...
Okay, since we're on the topic, I have a slightly tangential question... How do you make one-way magnets? Or can you? I dismantled a hard drive a while back, and the two magnets inside pulled VERY ...