Making oxygen with magnets could help astronauts breathe easy

https://phys.org/news/2022-08-oxygen-magnets-astronauts-easy

"efficient phase separation in reduced gravitational environments... obstacle human space exploration and known since the first flights to space in the 1960s. This phenomenon is a particular challenge for the life support system onboard spacecraft and the International Space Station (ISS) as oxygen for the crew is produced in water electrolyzer systems and requires separation from the electrode and liquid electrolyte"

Related: Scientists Just Broke The World Record For The Most Powerful Stable Magnetic Field

https://www.thesciencemag.com/2022/08/scientists-just-broke-world-record-for.html