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• n  a coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil

• A photographer takes a picture of the magnet core of the world's largest superconducting solenoid magnet at the European Organization for Nuclear Research's Large Hadron Collider .
• The solenoid itself did not fail, but in at least 15 cars a small bracket holding it in place did, causing the solenoid to hold the throttle linkage open in a fast-idle position .
• Winding the solenoid coil of the CMS took five years to complete.

News & Articles

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• Parker Introduces New Viking Lite Valve Series And Expands Viking Xtreme Valve Series
  Parker Hannifin Corporation (www.parker.com/pneumatic), the global leader in motion and control technologies, has introduced a new low-cost inline solenoid valve, the Viking Lite Valve Series
  July 3, 2013 - FoodOnline
• Make beautiful, fiery music with Adafruit's DIY MIDI-controlled flame organ (video)
  Eyebrows in the way? Singe them off with Adafruit's DIY flame organ, debuting just in time for the holiday weekend. If fireworks aren't enough to put the sizzle in your Independence Day party, all you need to light up your very own MIDI instrument are a few relays, solenoid valves, a digital music workstation (Adafruit recommends Livid Instruments' BASE paired with Ableton Live and Pure Data ...
  July 1, 2013 - Engadget