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The National MagLab is funded by the National Science Foundation and the State of Florida.

Watch & Play

Watch & Play
See the science at play in these electrifying demonstrations and animations that illuminate the invisible electromagnetic forces. Or have your own fun with puzzles, games and a collection of interactive tutorials.

Interactive Tutorials
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.

See-Thru Science
Seeing is believing. In these animations, we show you what electricity and magnetism might look like if they weren't invisible.

Game & Quizzes
Learn about electricity and magnetism — and have some fun while you're at it!

Science Demos
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.
Read Science Stories

Read Science Stories
Whether you prefer science stories that are short & sweet, long & detailed, or in graphic form, these stories spell out the basics of electricity and magnetism and the exciting discoveries that magnets enable in easy-to-understand language.

Science simplified
Whether you prefer your science short & sweet or long & detailed, we spell it out for you here in easy-to-understand language.
Comic Collection
Read fun science stories told in comic strip style.
The Art of Science
There is beauty and art in science. Gaze on these stories of discoveries that could be featured on museum walls instead of scientific journals.

Left Fields
Explore these surprising, unconventional and sometimes downright strange stories about high magnetic field research.
Science Step-by-Step
These special science graphics explain science stories in digestible steps and include optional detours for readers wanting more background to customize your reading journey.
Explore History

Explore History
Electricity and magnetism discoveries span the centuries. Peruse the people, products and places related to electricity & magnetism from across space and time.

Pioneers
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.

Museum
From the world's first compass to the magnetic force microscope and beyond, explore a variety of instruments, tools and machines throughout history.

Timeline
Our timeline takes you through the highlights of electricity and magnetism and across the centuries.

Places
Take a field trip to these high magnetic field landmarks around the globe.
Try This at Home

Try This at Home
Science can happen anywhere! Try these hands-on science activities at home, school, club, or wherever you might find yourself! They’re easy, fun and can be done with stuff you have around the house.

Activity Books Atomic Ornament Build a Bacteria Brain Cerebrum Hat Candy DNA Candy Neuron Crystal Growing DIY Kaleidoscope Drawing Magnetic Field Lines Fill-in Fractal Groovin Ghost

Inflating Puffer Fish Magnetic Hopping Make a Compass Activity Makeshift Magnets Making Electromagnets Making Ferrofluids Möbius Strip Newton's Color Wheel Pie Chart See Iron in Food Shapeshifting Slime Solar System Hats
Plan a Lesson

Plan a Lesson
Looking for a lesson plan for science class or to incorporate science concepts into other subjects? These lessons plans offer detailed directions for K12 teachers to conduct hands-on lessons and align with next generation science standards.

Compasses Demagnetizing Electric Motors Electromagnets Magnet Exploration

Magnetic Putty Magnetizing and Unmagnetizing Making a Circuit Pancake Particles Plotting Electric Field Lines

Fun & Games with Data

High-field data comes in a boggling array of shapes, squiggles and colors. Play along as we try to figure out what it all means.

From peaks to domes, from scans and spectra, from distribution plots to phase diagrams: High-field data truly comes in all shapes, sizes, colors and levels of impenetrability.

Channel your inner child by completing the classic "fun pad" games we've created here, inspired by great research done in high magnetic fields around the world!

Dot-to-Dot

Crystal structure of heavy fermion URu2Si2

Crystal structure of heavy fermion URu₂Si₂

Researchers performed ultrasonic measurements on this crystal in pulsed magnetic fields at Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory to better understand the sample's unique "hidden order."

Read the publication in Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

How to play

Use straight lines to connect the dots and reveal the crystal structure of this molecule.

Download Dot To Dot and Play

A Fermi surface

A Fermi surface

A Fermi surface of a new topological semimetal (PtBi₂) discovered by scientists at the High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Hefei, China. The pink and yellow colors identify the electron and hole bands.

A Fermi surface is a kind of map of how electrons move in a material.

Read the publication in Physical Review Letters

How to play

A Fermi surface

Color can carry important information in scientific figures. Follow the guide to reveal the unique structure of the Fermi surface.

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Matching Game

Match the illustrations of data (1 through 9 below) with the correct description by typing the illustration's number in the appropriate box. To find out more about that science and where it was published, click on the "More Info" button.

Story by Kristin Roberts

Science & Art

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