What's common between the Bermuda Triangle, aliens in Roswell, and fridge magnets? They all star in myths that somehow survive every scientific explanation. In this case, the claim is that sticking ...

Kitchen folklore has long warned that sticking magnets on a refrigerator door will make the appliance work harder and waste electricity, but engineers say that story belongs with other outdated energy ...

We each have our different approaches to monitoring energy consumption in our households. Some are vigilant about ensuring that every single appliance is switched off and unplugged before leaving home ...

For years, scientists have been trying to replicate the concept of nuclear fusion — the phenomenon that keeps the Sun and other stars alive — and turn it into a working reactor on Earth that can ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- From consumer electronics to carbon-free energy makers like wind turbines, inside there are permanent magnets that power so many of the products people rely on every day. Many ...

But powerful magnets are usually large and energy hungry. Chukun Gao at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich ...