Designer Ariane Spanier crafted a dynamic and dimensional typeface using only refrigerator magnets purchased from a 99-cent store and acrylic paint mixed with iron filings.

The iron fillings lend themselves well to a snowy landscape, but this world appears more threatening than idyllic. The power of unseen magnets manipulates the filings into imposing stalactites.

Iron filings can be fun to play with, although we don’t think we’ve ever had any this fine. If you prefer your magnetic field visualizations to be higher-tech, we have the answer.

Iron filings can be fun to play with, although we don’t think we’ve ever had any this fine. If you prefer your magnetic field visualizations to be higher-tech, we have the answer.

The imaginary lines that indicate the direction of the magnetic field at a certain point are known as lines of flux. They can be seen by placing a sheet of paper on the magnet before sprinkling some ...

Have students make a simple model of Earth's magnetic field using ordinary bar magnets and iron filings. Divide the class into small groups. Supply each student with safety goggles and the ...

By scattering iron filings into oil-laden water, Arden Warner found the filings selectively join onto the oil. Then it's just a simple matter of using a magnet to sweep the oily iron filings up up.

You might recall that grade-school experiment where an iron filing-covered sheet of paper draped over a magnet reveals the invisible lines of its magnetic ...