Magnets have always been fun, particularly since the super-powerful neodymium type became readily available. You can stack them up, pull them apart, or, if you really want, use them for something ...

Two researchers who independently developed the neodymium magnet — used in everything from hard disk drives to automobiles — have been awarded the 44th Honda Prize. In 1982, two researchers ...

January, a top United States materials company announced that it had started to manufacture rare earth magnets. It was ...

Rare-earth metals like neodymium have very high magnetic anisotropy ... nitriding by exposing heated steel to ammonia, have been used for steel finishing for more than a century.

In a laboratory, the repulsion of water by really strong magnets (more powerful than the neodymium ones here) has even been used to make small animals levitate. Please don't annoy any pets or wild ...

France-based recycled-content magnet producer says it is expanding its factory capacity and will ramp up hiring.

Noveon Magnetics Inc landed a deal to deliver 1,000 tons of magnets to Nidec Motor Corp. over five years. No terms were ...

Neodymium magnets for Qi2 charging are small ... flux density in their wireless charging-enabled devices. We want to use all those fancy stands, too.

High-performance magnets are used in various products such as electric vehicles, smartphones and medical devices. Among such magnets, those based on neodymium, a rare earth mineral, are widely used.

Neodymium-iron-boron magnets are used in electric vehicles, wind turbines and everyday electronics such as headphones and speakers. The start of production was heralded in a Jan. 22 announcement ...