The National MagLab is funded by the National Science Foundation and the State of Florida.
These demonstrations about laws and tools associated with electricity and magnetism allow you to adjust variables at and to visualize invisible forces — which makes them almost better than the real thing.
Seeing is believing. In these animations, we show you what electricity and magnetism might look like if they weren't invisible.
Learn about electricity and magnetism — and have some fun while you're at it!
How do Maglev trains work? What are comets made of? How do bugs walk on water? This section demonstrates these and other concepts related to magnetism, electricity and other areas of science.
Whether you prefer your science short & sweet or long & detailed, we spell it out for you here in easy-to-understand language.
Read fun science stories told in comic strip style.
There is beauty and art in science. Gaze on these stories of discoveries that could be featured on museum walls instead of scientific journals.
Explore these surprising, unconventional and sometimes downright strange stories about high magnetic field research.
These special science graphics explain science stories in digestible steps and include optional detours for readers wanting more background to customize your reading journey.
Get to know these pioneers who went down in history for their groundbreaking work, including scientists behind common terms such as Amp, Celsius, Kelvin, hertz and tesla.
From the world's first compass to the magnetic force microscope and beyond, explore a variety of instruments, tools and machines throughout history.
Our timeline takes you through the highlights of electricity and magnetism and across the centuries.
Take a field trip to these high magnetic field landmarks around the globe.
How do Maglev trains work? What are comets made of? How do bugs walk on water? These audio slideshows demonstrate these and other concepts related to magnetism, electricity and other areas of science.
What happens when you put balloons in liquid nitrogen? Can cryogens change the properties of the air inside of a balloon? Watch to find out.
Could you hammer in a nail with a banana? Watch and see.
Can you shatter a rose into a thousand pieces? Watch and find out.
Watch this video to see how direct current works.
What happens when different materials are released in the finge fields of the world's strongest magnet? It's a race that appears to defy gravity, but …
What happens when you throw a magnetic football next to the world's strongest magnet? Touchdown!
Watch how changing the atmospheric pressure around objects can change their size.
Watch a junkyard magnet squash water jugs and melons using the power of electromagnets.
Watch this metal sphere levitate in the bore of an induction coil and learn why it happens.
This model train demonstrates magnetic levitation, the Meissner Effect and magnetic flux trapping.
An up-close view of a favorite Open House demo, carbo-loaded with information on how the pneumatic potato launcher works.
A MagLab physicist and engineer pair up to demonstrate the lab's famous Quarter Shrinking Machine, a loud, stinky illustration of electrodynamics, cir…
What's behind these cool purple sparks? Neat science about resonance and transformers.
