Every once in a while, we all need a good reminder that electromagnetism is mind-boggling. Thankfully, in its latest video, the YouTube channel The Action Lab offers a stellar nod to the force of ...

What blobs of heated wax bubbling in a glass cylinder was to the ’70s, ferromagnetic fluid is to 2015. Kyle Haines, founder of Inspired Designs, says this is natural: ferrofluid and lava lamps are a ...

Ferrofluid may not be a weird, amorphous creature that bonds with its host like the black glorp that eventually turns Eddie Brock into Venom, but it still looks enough like the otherworldly stuff that ...

Watch what happens when we mix ferrofluid with the liquid from a glow stick! Ferrofluid is a liquid that displays unusual properties in the presence of a magnetic field. Watch what happens when we mix ...

[Love Hultén]’s work often incorporates reactive sound elements, and his Ferrofluid drum synth is no exception. Sadly there are no real build details but have no fear: we’ve gathered plenty of DIY ...

It’s time again for another round of everybody’s favorite combined physics/chemistry show… Fun! With! Ferrofluid! This time around we have a creation by engineer and artist Eric Mesplé titled ...

It’s hard to remember the number of times we’ve wanted to shut up and have our money taken; especially when cool stuff for one’s desktop has been involved. But never before have we wanted to quiet ...

Regular lava lamps haven’t been unironically cool in decades, but technologists keep finding new and exciting ways to update them for the 21st century. Recently, we covered the way that Silicon Valley ...

A couple months ago, we posted about Ferrolic, a ferromagnetic alarm clock that was just stunning. Unfortunately, it was also incredibly expensive: $8,300 if you wanted to buy one, which you probably ...

A new desk lamp is taking over from the lava lamp -- by replacing the boring old wax lava with interactive magnetic fluid. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as ...

There are plenty of stylish, tech-heavy speakers doing the rounds in 2021, but not too many are quite like the speaker designed and built by Dakd Jung. A 40-year-old artist living in Ansan, South ...