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A MAGNET
If your knowledge of magnets ends with posting a to-do list on the fridge, add this to the list: Learn more about magnets! Read moreSUPERCONDUCTIVITY
They don't call it super for nothing. Once you get a superconductor going, it'll keep on ticking like the Energizer Bunny, only a lot longer. Read moreAN MRI MACHINE
Come peek inside one of these amazing machines — and learn how they help doctors peek inside their patients. Read moreCRYOGENICS
Samuel Taylor Coleridge lends a hand as we explore cryogenics — the art and science of how to get things fantastically frigid. Read moreMASS SPECTROMETRY
Not only do mass spectrometers accurately weigh molecules — they do it while those tiny particles are careening by faster than Jeff Gordon on steroids. Read more
Learn About the MagLab
Learn more about the MagLab and its mission to further basic scientific research using high magnetic fields.
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