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Toys for adults have been gaining in popularity--especially things people can fidget with. Not that children are excluded from the fun, but the things we're noticing on more desks in this large office building are Nanodots, from Nano Magnetics, Wilmington, Del. These tiny super-strong spherical magnets are being molded into imaginative shapes and objects, and being used as stress relievers and creative outlets.

Each highly entertaining set of 216 mini magnets can be arranged into a limitless number of shapes and formations. They can be pulled, squished, stacked, and connected to make art masterpieces or complex geometric shapes. Made of neodymium, the same magnetic material used in Maglev trains and MRIs...