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AskMen.com
David Lee |
How To: Read A Compass Few items are more deserving of a spot in the outdoor enthusiast's backpack than a compass.   |
Technology Research News
May 5, 2004 |
Nano Wires Make Tiny Compasses Researchers have built compass needles as small as 20 by 200 nanometers, which could be used to measure magnetic fields at the nanoscale and to orient nanosized wires during the process of building molecular-sized structures. |
Geotimes
July 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Ship Logs Record Earth's Magnetism New information gleaned from old ships' logs is now leading to a better understanding of the magnetic field's past strength, which is turning out to be more erratic than some scientists previously thought. |
Adventure
March 2006
Robert Earle Howells |
Instant Expert: Go Find Yourself Perfect the art of backcountry navigation and wherever you go, there you are. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009
Mike Allen |
The Case Against Magnetic Screwdrivers The simplest way to get the magnetic effect without buying new tools is to temporarily magnetize the tip of your nearest screwdriver. |
Chemistry World
April 30, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Chemical compass clue to migration mystery Trying to identify the mysterious innate compass that many animals use to navigate the globe, chemists at the University of Oxford, UK, have shown for the first time that the Earth's magnetic field can influence the outcome of a chemical reaction. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 67
David Bradley |
Attractive Changing Colors Chemists have discovered that a simple magnet can be used to change the color of nanoparticles of iron oxide in aqueous suspension. |
Scientific American
May 8, 2006
Graham P. Collins |
Chaos in the Crater Welcome to the Vredefort Crater, a real Bermuda Triangle about 100 kilometers southwest of Johannesburg. It is the oldest and largest impact remnant on the planet, created by an asteroid about two billion years ago. |
