“MAGNETS. How do they work?” Hip-hop duo Insane Clown Posse posed this question in their suggestively titled song Miracles. It quickly became . Responses ranged from the parodic to the earnest, with several scientists to the Insane Clown Posse and their legions of face-painted fans.
Even to the initiated, magnets are something of an everyday miracle. We pay them little heed, but they play a vital role in our modern world.
Now the hunt is on for new magnets – a hunt that one researcher says will require a miracle to…
