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Astell & Kern’s new titanium earbuds with planar magnetic drivers are the portable music upgrade of my dreams – but my wallet’s nightmare
Astell & Kern Luna cost £2,699 / $2,700 (about AU$5,612) Newly developed micro planar magnetic driver Titanium housings and copper/silver cable Astell &...
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Structurally reprogrammable magnetic metamaterials hold promise for biomedicine, soft robotics
Active and passive reprogrammable impact response. Credit: Advanced Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202412353 Scientists from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and Harvard University...
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Magnetic ‘metabot’ can expand, assume new shapes, and move like a robot—but without motor or internal gears
Engineers at Princeton University have created a type of material that can expand, assume new shapes, move and follow electromagnetic commands like a...
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Believe it or not, the Nintendo Switch 2’s magnetic Joy-Con 2 controllers almost didn’t have a release button
The Joy-Con 2 could have shipped without release buttons This comes from an interview with Switch 2’s hardware leads The original removal method...
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Audeze’s new cheaper planar magnetic headphones look like a dream for mid-range audiophiles
Audeze LCD-S20 are its cheapest planar magnetic headphones Closed-back, with SLAM tech for big bass Available from May 2025, for £499 / $499...
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Magnetic microrobot swarm enables 3D imaging of vascular networks
The concept of the active exploration and reconstruction strategy. Credit: Nature Machine Intelligence (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s42256-025-01012-y Angiography is a widely used medical imaging...
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Dan Clark Audio’s Noire X are the Johnny Cash of elite planar magnetic headphones and I must have them
Meet Dan Clark Audio’s latest elite planar magnetic wired over-ears Noire X feature proprietary tech used in headphones nearer $5,000 / £4,100 They’re...
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US Government says it will save $1m/year by getting rid of magnetic tape – so is there still a place for tape in 2025?
US GSA has decommissioned 14,000 tapes and an unknown amount of tape drives The data was moved to a new, unknown media platform...
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The Boulies MagVida looks like a great standing desk, but I’m most excited about its easy assembly process and free magnetic accessories
Boulies has revealed a new standing desk The MagVida has an easy assembly process and comes bundled with free magnetic accessories It retails...
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