World's Strongest Magnet Being Constructed

What in the world can you do with the most powerful magnet in the world? Like 18,000 pounds of magnet. Wow. I am sure there are plenty of people who could put this thing to work in some interesting ways. The construction is under way. Read on.

Using the strongest materials known to man, scientists are building the most powerful electromagnet in the world -- one that won't blow up a split second after it's turned on. The entire magnet will be a combination of coil sets weighing nearly 18,000 pounds and powered by jolts from a massive 1,200-megajoules motor generator. Once activated, the new magnet should be about two million times more powerful than the average refrigerator magnet.
"The new magnet at the High Field Lab is a fantastic leap forwards in terms of our capability as a scientific community to explore materials under extreme conditions," said Ian Fisher, a scientist at Stanford University.