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    Dirk Anger: "Up to this point, magnetic monopoles were entirely theoretical" Up to this point, magnetic monopoles were not supposed to exist. All electromagnetis... more »
    Trystero: "I maintain nonetheless that yin-yang dualism can be overcome. With sufficient enlightenment we can give substance to any distinction: mind without bo... more »
    Blue_Thark: As someone who had next to no clue as to how this stuff works prior to reading this, I couldn't help asking myself: "Why didn't they just try breaking... more »
    foolish-rain: But I thought the Vulcan Science Academy had positively concluded that magnetic monopoles couldn't possibly exist... more »
    GSDaywalker: Stop. Your monopole is repulsing me. more »
    evan7257: Well, we must have developed Silksteel alloys already to get this far. Next stop, Nanominiaturization. Hopefully, we can build hovertanks before that ... more »
    Roklimber: As a (former) theoretical particle physicist, I'm skeptical but hopeful. An importance consequence of the existence of magnetic monopoles is Dirac's ... more »
    Chip Overclock: I remember once in a review of the movie PRINCESS MONONOKE in Science Fiction Chronicle their un-checked spell checker changed it to PRINCESS MONOPOLE... more »
    ThisDudeRufus: I'm sorry, my imagination broke after Fantastic Planet. What can they do with this, again? Generators or something? more »
    CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Altogether now Springfield.......MONOPOLE!! more »
    redqueenmeg: Poll: What's next on the currently-theoretical list that we're going to prove exists? My vote is unicorns. more »
    cadrina: and the use of such material? more »
    TristanQuadratus: So, what are the applications? What can we use monopoles for? In Larry Niven's Protector monopoles were used in Singleships and made fusion power no... more »
    Grey_Area: An actual monopole!? This is a major breakthrough. I will now celebrate with a monopole-dance! more »
  • #magnets

    Physicists Discover A Magnet With Only One Pole

    Magnets, as most people know, are always dipoles: each magnet has both a north and a south pole. But a team of German scientists has generated a previously only theoretical magnetic feature: a magnetic monopole. More »
  • #triviagasm

    The Large Hadron Collider Will Gobble Up The Earth (Or Maybe Just France)