| Sponsored by Brunel University, The Institute of Physics and The Royal Institution in London, this is the expanded 4th Edition of the Magic Penny... |
| | The 3D Compass is a clever little device that follows the earth's magnetic field in three dimensions! |
| | Here is a little engine that demonstrates a magnetic property known as the Curie Effect. The French scientist Pierre Curie discovered that... |
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| This is a modern replica of the oldest instrument in the world which is known to be a compass. The spoon or ladle is of magnetic lodestone, and is... |
| | With its gravity-defying effect, this is a scientific toy that feels like magic! |
| | Skill Flux uses ultra high purity aluminium. The magnetic ball moves faster through the aluminium tube that it would through copper, so these faster... |
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| Drop the ultra-strong magnetic ball inside one of the the aluminium tubes, and experience just how slowly the ball falls. Although the ball is not... |
| | The Inverter Magnet is an amazing new discovery that until recently only existed in science fiction! The magnet array creates a 'tractor beam' that... |
| | This unusual toy, called Flatland Plane, consists of a Halbach array of 100 neodymium magnets, and a number of pieces of pyrolytic graphite that will float just above the surface of the magnets. |
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| Developed back in the 1970s, with ideas that it might become a replacement for paper, this paper makes magnetic fields visible. |
| | Very slowly, you roll the loose ball bearing towards the magnets. As it approaches the magnets, something unexpected happens... |
| | This unusual container for a pair of spectacles can be yellow, or if you open the case, you can continue to open it until each half has performed a complete revolution, and it will now be yellow! |
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| Invented in the 1990s, the Logic Specs case is an unusual container for a pair of spectacles! The case is held closed by magnets. But when you open the case, you can continue to open it until each half has performed a complete revolution, and the band on the outside of the case is now a different colour!Logic Specs Case |
| | If you drop the little metal slug down the copper tube, it falls under the pull of gravity, and drops out at the bottom, just as you would expect.But... |
| | Developed back in the 1970s, with ideas that it might become a replacement for paper, this paper makes magnetic fields visible. Any magnet can be... |
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| There are quite a few ferrofluid toys in existence, but Tim found this one especially intriguing. |
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