Tokyo researchers created the strongest controllable magnetic field in history

by kulu2002 on 9/28/2018, 1:06:07 PM with 32 comments

  • by camtarn on 9/28/2018, 1:31:50 PM

    Anti-clickbait: they didn't blow up their lab, just blew the doors off an iron enclosure intended to contain the massive shockwave, which turned out to be even more massive than intended. Still impressive though!

  • by jandrese on 9/28/2018, 2:11:58 PM

    It blows my mind that we can compress a magnetic field with chemical explosives. I wouldn't have expected them to interact much at all.

  • by bhousel on 9/28/2018, 1:33:33 PM

    I'm kind of amazed they were even able to record a video in a 1200 Tesla magnetic field.

  • by rhcom2 on 9/28/2018, 3:45:24 PM

    Reminds me of the scene at the end of Real Genius when they get their laser chemical laser to finally work and it puts a hole through the building.

  • by tomkat0789 on 9/28/2018, 4:21:08 PM

    Could you put a machine (that wasn't powered by TNT or something equally crazy) into a space ship for protection from cosmic rays? Is that something people are looking into?

  • by calebm on 9/28/2018, 3:45:52 PM

    I think the most likely doomsday scenario involves this type of weapon.

  • by mrhackerpoland on 9/28/2018, 3:25:55 PM

    Now my question is, can it damage SSD? Or interfere with my wifi?

    Is it strong enough to alter my brain?

  • by cuboidGoat on 9/28/2018, 2:00:48 PM

    Vice really needs to hire some proofreaders.