In 1845, Michael Faraday discovered what’s known today as the Faraday Effect—which describes how light and electromagnetism ...

Nearly two centuries after Michael Faraday first showed that magnetism can twist light, physicists have uncovered a hidden ...

Nearly two centuries after Michael Faraday first showed that magnetism can twist light, physicists have gone back to that ...

Scientists have discovered that light’s long-ignored magnetic field may directly drive the Faraday effect.

New research reveals light's magnetic field directly influences matter, causing scientists to rethink the 'Faraday Effect.' ...

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem discovered that the magnetic component of light plays a direct role in the Faraday Effect ...

Although new electric motor types are still being invented, the basic principle of an electric motor has changed little in the past century-and-a-half: a stator and a rotor built of magnetic materials ...

Michael Faraday was born in 1791 in London to a local blacksmith and a housemaid. Despite these humble beginnings, Faraday is remembered among the most respected scientists in history, pioneering the ...

This week on Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Neil deGrasse Tyson reminded us that science can feel magical with a discussion of the scientists who brought us the wizardry of electricity and magnets. We ...

A dish is placed under an ultraviolet scanning device to help ensure the food is free of the coronavirus during meal preparations at Maison des Tetes in Colmar, eastern France. Select an option below ...