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Inc.
February 2006
Max Chafkin |
Case Study Update: Down, But Not Out An update on a case study about Magnet America's plan to sustain their car magnet business.   |
U.S. CPSC
July 5, 2007 |
Serious Intestinal Injury Prompts Kipp Brothers Recall of Mag Stix Magnetic Building Sets Small magnets inside the plastic sticks can fall out. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal. |
U.S. CPSC
July 24, 2008 |
Pacific Science Supplies Recalls Magnets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard The paint on the magnets can contain excess levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. |
U.S. CPSC
May 22, 2008 |
United Scientific Recalls Magnets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard Surface paint on the magnets contains high levels of lead, which violates the federal lead paint standard. |
Technology Research News
December 11, 2002
Eric Smalley |
Microscopic mix strengthens magnet Magnets are usually an either-or proposition. They either generate a strong magnetic field or they hold up well in the presence of external magnetic fields. A method that mixes the two types of magnets at the nanoscale could pave the way for smaller electric motors and generators. |
U.S. CPSC
August 14, 2007 |
Mattel Recalls Barbie and Tanner(TM) Magnetic Toys Due to Magnets Coming Loose A small magnet inside the "scooper" accessory can come loose. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal. |
U.S. CPSC
April 19, 2007 |
Small Magnets Are Injuring Children; CPSC Releases Stronger Warning to Parents Within the past year, the CPSC has conducted five recalls with more than eight million products containing magnets that could come loose and fall out of the product. |
U.S. CPSC
March 17, 2008 |
MEGA Brands Recalls Magtastik and Magnetix Jr. Pre-School Magnetic Toys; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards Magnets in the small flexible parts of the animals, vehicles and building sets can detach. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal. |
U.S. CPSC
March 31, 2006 |
Child's Death Prompts Replacement Program of Magnetic Building Sets Tiny magnets inside the plastic building pieces and rods can fall out. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract to each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal. |
U.S. CPSC
January 18, 2007 |
Geometix International LLC Recalls MagneBlocks(TM) Toys, Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards Tiny magnets inside the building pieces can fall out. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2011
Hadjipanayis & Gabay |
The Incredible Pull of Nanocomposite Magnets Nanotechnology could make rare earth magnets even stronger. |
U.S. CPSC
July 24, 2008 |
Horseshoe Magnets Recalled by Dowling Magnets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard The plastic coating on the magnets contains excessive levels of lead, which violates the federal lead paint standard. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2003
Paul Eisenstein |
World's Most Powerful Magnet The "magnetar," or magnetic neutron star known as Soft Gamma Repeater 1806-20, is the most powerful known magnetic object in the universe. While it's unlikely anything man-made will ever come close to the power of a magnetar, it's not for lack of trying. |
U.S. CPSC
April 8, 2008 |
Magnetic Dart Boards Recalled By Henry Gordy Int'l; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards Small magnets at the ends of the darts can detach and be swallowed or aspirated by young children. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal. |
Chemistry World
May 14, 2010
Phillip Broadwith |
Powerful pocket sized NMR magnets Arrangements of chunks of permanent magnetic material that can be tweaked to give strong, uniform fields could open the door to more sensitive and higher resolution portable nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, say researchers in Germany. |
U.S. CPSC
February 22, 2008 |
Family Dollar Recalls Magnetic Dart Boards; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards Small magnets at the ends of the darts can detach. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal. |
U.S. CPSC
August 26, 2010 |
Magnetic Maze Boards Recalled by Lakeshore Learning Materials Due to Choking, Intestinal and Aspiration Hazards The magnetic maze board's plastic wand can separate and expose a magnet that can be a choking hazard to children. |
Science News
March 18, 2000 |
Science Safari: Fridge Magnets and Chemistry ...This University of Wisconsin Web site explains how fridge magnets work, shows how you can use such magnets to learn about magnetic force microscopy, and suggests experiments... |
U.S. CPSC
March 17, 2008 |
MEGA Brands Recalls MagnaMan Magnetic Action Figures; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards Small magnets inside the figures can detach. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal. |
Popular Mechanics
November 24, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
Polar Printer Reimagines the Way Magnets Work (With Video!) An invention that can reconfigure the charges of magnets in never-before-seen patterns may lead to new varieties of contact-free attachments and friction-free gears. |
U.S. CPSC
January 23, 2008 |
Battat Recalls Magnetic Construction Sets; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards Small magnets inside the building pieces can fall out. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal. |
U.S. CPSC
February 15, 2007 |
Jazwares Inc. Recalls Link-N-Lite(TM) Magnetic Puzzles, Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards Small magnets used to connect the puzzle pieces can fall out. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal. |
