T HE HUMBLE magnet may not seem to belong alongside steel, microchips and oil as a chess piece in the great diplomatic game.

Yet when you put that piece of iron in a strong magnetic field, the atoms line up. The iron becomes magnetised. A horseshoe magnet is made this way, but the ever-reliable second law of ...

For Dowling Magnets, this recall involves the Classic Horseshoe Magnets. The 6-inch tall horseshoe magnet has a red plastic coating on the "handle" end. Each "foot" of the magnet has an engraved ...