The purpose of this article is to talk about magnetic monopoles, their history, synthetic monopoles and their applications. Although natural monopolies have yet to be discovered and we are still testing the development of synthetic monopolies that are far from perfect, monopolies, with their unique properties, would bring dramatic changes to our society and quickly move to the next technological level. Hypothetically speaking, monopoles could be used to create a maglev-like magnetic train and unique motor/generator. What are monopolies? All magnets in nature are dipoles, that is, magnets that have both a north and a south pole (Gibney). If a bar magnet is broken into two pieces, each piece becomes a dipole (Gibney). Yet, somehow, both positive and negative charges exist separately (Gibney). However, a monopole would have only one pole, north or south, not unlike a normal electric charge (Gibney). Monopolies don't happen normally. However, some scientists believe they could be synthesized. This is an exciting possibility because of the dramatic implications. History Magnetic monopoles were first proposed by Pierre Curie, but Paul Dirac was the one who developed a quantum physical theory of monopoles in 1931 (Jones). He theorized that if magnetic monopoles existed, this would respond to the imbalance of both charges existing independently and explain why multiples of the charge of a single electron occur (Gibney). Development of Synthetic Monopolies David Hall of Amherst College has conducted recent research on monopolies. His team was able to create synthetic monopolar particles by cooling rubidium atoms to less than 100 millionths of a degree hotter than absolute zero. The condition causes the atoms to go to the lowest point... to the center of the paper... and if it discovered all the uses of monopolies, it would benefit society. Dirac said he would be “surprised” if nature had not used such an elegant idea as the magnetic monopole (Gibney). The limitations right now are, of course, that natural monopoles have yet to be found, we haven't found the correct way to create synthetic monopoles, and one problem with the monopole magnetic train concept is that using southern monopoles would usually move northward and towards the north. vice versa since monopolies would have one pole or the other (Sandberg). I think that if manipulated correctly once monopolies are identified, then we could have a new technological era that could include the beginning of antigravity. Furthermore, monopoles could perhaps fix Mars' magnetic field. Ultimately, monopolies have unimaginable potential and I believe they will be used in future technology.