Mini-lecture: Professor Steve Bramwell on 'magnetricity' (UCL)

The London Centre of Nanotechnology's Professor Steve Bramwell explains the discovery of 'magnetricity' - magnetic charges that behave and interact just like electric charges in some materials. The groundbreaking research could lead to a reassessment of current theories of magnetism as well as significant technological advances.
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[sellyourkids]

What a pity that only the mini-lecture on sign languages had subtitles !

[UCLTV]

YouTube only recently introduced subtitles, a while after this video was posted. We are now in the process of trying to subtitle all videos, though this takes time. We are prioritising the mini-lectures and then will roll out subtitles across the other videos.

[inferno pa]

..... he said he wanted the name to be analogous to electricity. he's also my lecturer for thermal physics this term woohhooo

[Sparklo Dexter]

Shouldn't it be called "magneticity" (magnetic + ity)? English already has too many arbitrary exceptions. :)

[FhtagnCthulhu]

Nope, free energy breaks physics pretty definitely. Magnetic current is cool, but behaves like electricity for the most part. I wouldn't be surprised if there are some cool things that could come out of it though! What I want to know is if a magnetic current produces an electric field the way electric currents produce magnetic fields. Does it still follow the same rules?

[VolcomSk8er1995]

your wrong you could use it in perpetual motion engines or magnetic engines to contain energy given off by magnetic engines...

Thoughts???

[wizren320]

Steve and his buddies made it up. Ok Steve.lol

[bongcouver]

Ed Leedskalnin already knew this and wrote about it in the 40's except he said the little "magnetic packets" are found in everything. He also coined the phrase "magnetricity" as what electricity should be called. He built Coral Castle in Florida by himself out of Oolite (Coral). The entire castle weighs 3 million pounds. He was 5' 1" and 100 lbs.

[HourOf]

HELLO!

Very great stuff your doing man, one thing......

google a man named Ed Leedskalnin and read his book, "Magnetic Currents"

It will answer and solve every mystery to your problems and it will turn your world upside down.

[hede88]

Please upload more about this.. And what is with the traditional theory that magnetism doesn't flow? Well how the hell could it be static?