WPI lab one of the only facilities in the nation able to conduct this research; may lead to gains for US auto industry and lessen dependence on China In an effort to help develop a sustainab... Read more
This research has the potential to catapult sustainable, energy-efficient materials in a very wide range of applications Discovery Sheds New Light on 175-year-old Principle A new class of ma... Read more
Karl A. Gschneidner and fellow scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have created a new magnetic alloy that is an alternative to traditional rare-earth permanent magn... Read more
X-ray Laser Experiment Provides First Look at Changes in Atomic Structure that Support Superconductivity An experiment at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory prov... Read more
The discovery of a new material combination that could lead to a more efficient approach to computer memory and logic will be described in the journal Nature on July 24, 2014. The research,... Read more
University of Adelaide researchers are using new magnetic materials to develop revolutionary electrical motors and generators which promise significant energy savings. They have used the new... Read more
A new physics discovery made by a University of Virginia-led team may lead to more efficient refrigerators, heat pumps and airport scanners, among many possible uses –perhaps within a decade... Read more
Next-generation permanent magnets will rely more heavily on iron or other abundant materials and less on rare earths Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have observed ma... Read more
Hazardous substances, such as toxic heavy metals, can also be removed relatively easily with magnets Phosphorus can be found in fertilizers, drinks and detergents. It accumulates in waterway... Read more
Optical data storage does not require expensive magnetic materials as synthetic alternatives work just as well. This is the finding of an international team from York, Berlin and Nijmegen, p... Read more
Rare earth metals are important components in green energy products such as wind turbines and eco-cars. But the scarcity of these metals is worrying the EU. The demand for metals such as neo... Read more
Predicted to be 20 to 30 percent more efficient that current technology The fridge is the most common of common household appliances. Despite improvements in efficiency over the years, they... Read more
“Electrical control of a property that formerly could only be tuned through structural changes will enable significant new possibilities when designing the smallest possible devices fo... Read more
The world’s first magnetic cellulose membrane loudspeakers Throughout the ages, Sweden has relied on its vast forests as a source of sustenance and economic growth. Now add the world’s first... Read more
Small cubes with no exterior moving parts can propel themselves forward, jump on top of each other, and snap together to form arbitrary shapes. In 2011, when an MIT senior named John Romanis... Read more
