magnetic field
noun
: the portion of space near a magnetic body or a current-carrying body in which the magnetic forces due to the body or current can be detected
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The award recognizes the work of the trio – Seong-Moo Yang, SangKyeun Kim and Ricardo Shousha – in optimizing 3D magnetic fields within tokamaks to control edge instabilities to improve plasma confinement.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025
Quantum bits are inherently fragile and thus sensitive to all kinds of environmental factors, such as electric or magnetic fields, mechanical vibrations, or even cosmic rays.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2025
The torn magnetic fields quickly reconnected, forming giant loops, some of which continued traveling outward while others retracted back toward the sun, dragging blobs of solar material along in a process known as inflows.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
The movement of the iron-rich liquid induces a magnetic field that covers the entire Earth.
—Scott Brame, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025
Quantum bits are inherently fragile and thus sensitive to all kinds of environmental factors, such as electric or magnetic fields, mechanical vibrations, or even cosmic rays.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2025
The torn magnetic fields quickly reconnected, forming giant loops, some of which continued traveling outward while others retracted back toward the sun, dragging blobs of solar material along in a process known as inflows.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
The movement of the iron-rich liquid induces a magnetic field that covers the entire Earth.
—Scott Brame, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Magnetic field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20field. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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