Satellite that uses magnets to clean up space junk will launch tomorrow

The world’s first satellite that uses magnets to gather up space junk will launch tomorrow morning.  The craft, called ELSA-d and made by Japanese firm Astroscale, will blast off from Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket at 6.07am GMT on Saturday (March 20). The 200kg craft consists of two components that will perform a series of tests in … Read more

Schoolboy, 12, undergoes life-saving operation after he deliberately swallowed 54 toy MAGNETS

A 12-year-old schoolboy has undergone life-saving surgery after he deliberately swallowed 54 toy magnets as part of an ‘experiment’. Rhiley Morrison, from Prestwich, Greater Manchester, ate the magnetic balls across two separate occasions to see if they would make metal objects stick to his stomach – as well as being curious about what they would … Read more

30,000 kidney dialysis patients to benefit from no-scar operation…thanks to micro magnets in veins

Britain’s 30,000 kidney dialysis patients could soon benefit from a new operation that allows them to undergo the lifesaving treatment but spares them the permanent scar it usually leaves. The innovative procedure creates a super-strong needle access point into the body that can cope with the large amount of blood taken out during treatment – using … Read more