Experimenter's electromagnets

Usage examples of solenoids.

Within the cramped chamber three suited figures stood around a massive cannonlike weapon that gleamed with solenoids and magnetic rings along its barrel: some sort of bizarre and powerful plasma-discharge launcher, Troy guessed, far different from the simple projectile rifles carried by sol-pols.

They looked like highly intricate cannons with fire tubes, solenoids, and coolant piping wrapped around a long transparent shaft.

Its cargo hold opened as shuttle carriers were pushed by heavy solenoids into launch position for their one-way journey to the surface.

The best way to do this is not through solenoids, which could result in a staccato or jerking movement, but through the latest advances in electrical motors.