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What is a magnet?

Magnets are a kind of everyday magic but how do they work? Prof Andrea Sella of University College London explains to a perplexed presenter, Laurence Knight, the weird physics behind them, and why even grapes and corn flakes are slightly magnetic. (Photo: Andrea Sella picking up cubes of cobalt with a magnet; Credit: Laurence Knight)

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8 minutes