New class of strong magnets uses earth-abundant elements, avoids rare-earth metals

Georgetown University researchers have discovered a new class of strong magnets that do not rely on rare-earth or precious ...
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New ultra-strong magnets use common elements, ditch rare-earth metals

Permanent magnets sit at the heart of the green economy, from wind turbines and electric vehicles to smartphones and industrial robots. For decades, the strongest versions have depended on rare-earth ...
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The Race Is on to Make Rare Earth Magnets Outside China

After Beijing exerted its power over the valuable magnets as leverage, other countries started to add production, but only incrementally. And China is far ahead. After Beijing exerted its power over ...
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New Made-in-America Magnet Could Make Cheaper, Greener EV Motors

GM and Niron have teamed up to pry the EV motor material supply chain away from China. Did you know GM invented the domestic, affordable permanent magnet? Before this neodymium-iron-boron magnet came ...

Magnets produced at room temperature using lasers could produce faster non-silicon processors

Magnets tuned with lasers at room temperature could lead to faster hard drives and a new generation of computer chips.