Magnetic miniature chessboard (IMAGE)

Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)

Magnetic miniature chessboard

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Precisely Magnetized: Iron filings stick to this mini chessboard with four millimeter edge length. The partially magnetic structure was produces from a single type of steel power at different temperatures.

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