Magnet states attract newcomers, while sticky states retain their native-born residents. Recently, the Pew Research Center separated the magnets and the stickies.

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By contrast, New York is the least magnetic: Just 19% of adult New Yorkers were born in another state. In a typology created by the Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends project, “magnet” ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have made a promising breakthrough in memory technology by using a nickel-tungsten alloy called Ni₄W. This material shows powerful magnetic ...