Winter 2017

Science on the Edge
Across disciplines, exciting stuff happens along the boundaries between things. What makes those realms so rich for research, and how do magnets shed light on them?

World’s Strongest Human MRI
Pack a sack lunch and load up! We're hitting the road to learn how this massive magnet tracks sodium moving through your brain.

What's in the Water?
Studying dissolved organic matter helps us better understand our diverse and changing planet.

From Frustration to Discovery
Hop on this information train for a step-by-step look at how one physicist uses magnets to understand superconductors, spin liquids and why some materials get frustrated.

Dream Date with History
Cocktails with the founder of modern physics, a frolic with the father of microbiology, and other ideas for quality time with bygone science celebs.

Make It Better ... with a Bitter!
The heart of a resistive magnet, the Bitter disk is too beautiful and versatile to be confined to the laboratory.