The Details of Making Magnets To make a permanent magnet, all you have to do is encourage the magnetic domains in a piece of metal to point in the same direction. That's what happens when you rub a needle with a magnet — the exposure to the magnetic field encourages the domains to align. Other [...]
The Basics of Making Magnets Many of today's electronic devices require magnets to function. This reliance on magnets is relatively recent, primarily because most modern devices require magnets that are stronger than the ones found in nature. Lodestone, a form of magnetite, is the strongest naturally occurring magnet. It can attract small objects, like paper [...]
Magnetics for Environmental Applications Magnetics, as related to the environmental field, is a technology used for locating subsurface iron, nickel, cobalt and their alloys which are typically referred to as ferrous materials. The theory of magnetics has been adapted to specialized tools called magnetometers which are capable of measuring ambient magnetic fields emanating from terrestrial [...]
"Bite hand" magnet ring jams student's finger The "biting hand" magnet ring stuck the student's finger, and Hubei Xianning fire department quickly removed it in 2 minutes On December 3, the left middle finger of a student of Chibi No. 1 Junior High School in Xianning City, Hubei Province was caught by a magnet ring. [...]
Researchers Develop New Method to 3D Print Magnets Teams from the Jean Lamour Institute (IJL), the Materials Science research laboratory of the University of Lorraine, have developed a method for producing magnets with a desktop FDM 3D printer. The researchers claim to have succeeded in integrating magnetic properties into various 3D printed parts, all without [...]
3D-printed magnets help create more efficient electric motors Upscaling the production of new 3D-printed rare earth permanent magnets VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is leading a European consortium 3DREMAG which is developing a new material suitable for 3D printing of permanent magnets, which can be utilised in electric and hybrid vehicle motors. 3DREMAG is [...]
3D-printed permanent magnets outperform conventional versions conserve rare materials Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated that permanent magnets produced by additive manufacturing can outperform bonded magnets made using traditional techniques while conserving critical materials. Scientists fabricated isotropic, near-net-shape, neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) bonded magnets at DOE's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL [...]
Some Background Information About Neodymium Magnets Rare Earth “Neodymium magnets are a member of the Rare Earth magnet family and are the most powerful permanent magnets in the world. They are also referred to as NdFeB magnets, or NIB, because they are composed mainly of Neodymium (Nd), Iron (Fe) and Boron (B). They are a [...]
Meteorites, Magnets, and Metal Detecting I’ve probably been watching too much “Meteorite Men” on the Science Channel. I’m starting to see little rusty rocks everywhere I go, and since I visit a lot of gravel bars in the course of rockhounding and gold prospecting, I’m getting nervous that I’ve passed over a valuable piece of [...]
SCIENTISTS PLAN A MAGNETIC FISHING TRIP TO FIND A METEOR In 2014, the first known meteor from outside of our Solar System crashed into the ocean near Papua New Guinea. It was one and a half feet wide, but broke up into smaller fragments. Scientists will attempt to bring pieces about 0.1 millimeter (about the [...]
Astronomers want to use magnets to salvage underwater meteorites Astronomers plan to use a mattress-sized magnet to salvage meteorites from the ocean, according to a report on the website of Popular Mechanics on August 18. On January 8, 2014, a meteor exploded over the Pacific Ocean north of Papua New Guinea at a speed of [...]
President Biden has decided not to restrict imports of ndfeb magnets. The US "Political News Network" said that the neodymium magnets imported by the United States mainly come from China, and Biden's decision avoided a new trade war between the United States and China and other economies. According to a report by the "Political News [...]
Oxygen from the moon! China has achieved breakthrough results If one day we could actually live on the moon, what would be the most important thing? Yes, it is oxygen. "Produce the first mouthful of oxygen for the Chinese on the moon as soon as possible", this is the mouth of Guo Linli, a researcher [...]
Study finds magnets could solve oxygen supply problems for astronauts during long-term space travel A team of experts from the University of Warwick has demonstrated a new method for producing oxygen in microgravity conditions that involves magnets. Magnets are used to attract gas bubbles to condense in an area, making it easier to harvest them [...]
The world's strongest magnet will be shipped to France to assemble an "artificial sun" that can suck aircraft carriers off the ground The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project said recently that the world's strongest magnet has been manufactured for ten years and is ready to be shipped to France to assemble an "artificial sun" [...]
Can magnetic lock without keyhole cry a thief? A magnet can be easily cracked A magnetic lock without a keyhole claims to make it impossible for thieves to start, and can only be opened by attaching a matching, magnetic key to the lock body. Recently, this lock with a unique appearance and a tall name [...]
Up to 75% depend on China! U.S. no longer restricts imports of neodymium magnets On September 21, the United States announced that it would no longer restrict the import of neodymium magnets. Neodymium magnets are rare earth materials commonly used in commercial and military applications. According to a report, as the application of such magnets [...]
Giant Magnetoresistance Have you ever sat around on a rainy day contemplating your computer’s hard disk drive? Though often taken for granted, this magnetized device makes it possible to store and retrieve information digitally – in everything from video games to iPods to your personal computer. The first hard disk drives (HDDs) date back to [...]
Permanent Magnets: A Study in Sticktoitiveness There are two basic kinds of magnets permanent and temporary. We'll take on permanent first which is appropriate, because before humans could invent and exploit temporary magnets, they had to discover the permanent kind first. People first happened upon magnets sometime before 600 BC with the discovery of the [...]
Hybrid Magnets: Best of Both Worlds Unlike most of the math that goes on at the Magnet Lab, the equation you need to make a more powerful continuous field magnet is pretty easy. Take a very powerful superconducting magnet say, 11.5 tesla and a very powerful resistive magnet say, 33.5 tesla and put them together. [...]
Electromagnets: Two Forces Team Up Resistive electromagnets, another type of temporary magnet, combine the powers of electricity and of magnetism to enormous effect. Although superconducting electromagnets, which we'll discuss soon, offer many advantages, certain laws of physics prevent them from reaching the field strengths electromagnets are capable of. Some of the world's most powerful resistive [...]
Superconducting Magnets: Power Unplugged Superconductivity is a very cool phenomenon in which electrical resistance is overcome with the help of very cold temperatures colder than anything this side of Pluto! Most superconducting magnets are made using an alloy called niobium-titanium "Ni-Ti" for short. You could think of it this way: In a superconducting current, the [...]
