Altermagnets are a newly recognized class of antiferromagnets whose magnetic structure behaves very differently from what is ...

Creating strong permanent magnets without using so-called rare earth elements is an ongoing topic of research. An interesting contestant here are iron nitride magnets (α”-Fe 16 N 2), which have the ...

All the world’s discarded phones, bricked laptops, and other trashed electronics are collectively a treasure trove of rare earth elements (REEs). But separating out and recovering these increasingly ...

Person wearing lab coat, safety goggles, and gloves holds a piece of black paper held by metal clamps Postdoctoral researcher Shichen Xu examines the carbon paper platform that holds powdered magnet ...

Researchers at Kyoto University have developed a new method for separating and recycling rare-earth elements (REEs) from magnets used in consumer and industrial products. “REEs, particularly neodymium ...

Stimulating muscle fibers with magnets causes them to grow in the same direction, aligning muscle cells within tissue, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Boston University investigators ...