Traditional iron magnets have been used in consumer products for hundreds of years, but they do have some limitations in terms of magnetic power and adaptability. In the 1980s, scientists used 17 rare ...

Children are at an increased risk of swallowing "high-powered, rare-earth" neodymium magnets after rules that banned them from appearing in toys like building sets and spinning toys were lifted ...

The strongest permanent magnets today contain a mix of the elements neodymium and iron. However, neodymium on its own does not behave like any known magnet, confounding researchers for more than a ...

Magnets aren't attracted to copper, but when the two come together they can appear to defy gravity. Download the Magnetic Copper PDF (384 Kb). Adobe Acrobat is required. SAFETY: Neodymium magnets are ...