Accompanying video explains the nanoscale physics and engineered chemistry of ferrofluid.

Bubbles, ferrofluid and red coloring

Stacked versions of my ferrofluid shots, gives a greater DOF

macro shots of ferrofluid + ferrous items (nuts, bolts etc) and neodynium magnets

the reflux stage of making magnetite for a ferrofluid

Building a 'Magnetic Matrix 3.1' Interface based on Ferrofluid, OpenFrameworks, MIDI Data, QC and VDMX

NanoDays at the Mayaguez Mall on Saturday April 10, 2010 organized by the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPRM).

This fluid is ferrous (magnetic). A rather powerful magnet below pulls the liquid into interesting lines and shapes.

dried out while stuck to a magnet, and then shattered when I disturbed it

Magnetic liquid - the spikes are the poles of a magnetic field.

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Ferrofluid jumps from the lower puddle up to the red-colored top magnet.

As I added more ferrofluid the magnetic field could only hold so much. In turn it forced the rest to move downward. As this happened all the little spikes on the threads of the screw spun down its shaft creating a very neat display.

A closeup of ferrofluid under the influence of a large donut magnet; shot through a 100mm macro lens. This was taken during the shooting of a friend's video project, an art piece involving objects under the influence of magnets.

Single drop of ferro fluid with a bar magnet underneath the glass container.

Stacked versions of my ferrofluid shots, gives a greater DOF

ferro starburst

Minolta DSC

Science-Art of Magnetically Controlled Ferrofluid Diffraction - Compare the Magnetic Field to the Ferrocell image #10 of 7 - Image Name 'Jet' - Arrows Point North

He is lowering the bottom (blue) magnet to allow the ferrofluid to jump up to the top (red) magnet.

Stacked versions of my ferrofluid shots, gives a greater DOF

I got a small amount from eBay to experiment with. It's pretty creepy looking, this was caused by one of those "make a magnetic sculpture" toys that come with a magnetic base and some metal bits to make shapes from

A closeup of ferrofluid under the influence of a large donut magnet; shot through a 100mm macro lens. This was taken during the shooting of a friend's video project, an art piece involving objects under the influence of magnets.

Stacked versions of my ferrofluid shots, gives a greater DOF

Just ball bearings ,ferrofluid and a magnet,no photoshop at all