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Running the Gauntlet: Rare Earths, Specialty Metals and Turf Wars Inside the Beltway – Part 1
This is the first in a four-part series of articles on the current scrutiny being given to rare earths by the US Congress and US Department of Defense, in the context of national security considerations. The full white paper can be downloaded as a PDF file from here. Introduction The rare earths are a group [...]
Continue reading...Guest Lecture: Fundamentals of Permanent Magnets – Denmark, Oct 9, 2009
22. September 2009
During my trip to Europe next month, I will have the honor of giving a guest lecture at Aalborg University’s Institute of Energy Technology, in Aalborg, Denmark. Taking place in the afternoon of October 9, 2009, the lecture is titled ‘Fundamentals of Permanent Magnets: Materials, Basic Design Considerations & Applications“. Co-hosted by the local IEEE [...]
Continue reading...Seminar: Advanced Magnetic Materials and their Applications – Germany, Oct 12-13, 2009
22. September 2009
The UK Magnetics Society will host a seminar titled “Advanced Magnetic Materials and their Applications“, in Hanau, Germany, during October 12-13, 2009. Hanau is the home of Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co KG [a.k.a. Vac], hosts and co-sponsors of the event, and is a 30 minute drive from Frankfurt’s main airport. This will the second event [...]
Continue reading...Is It Time To Re-Establish A North American Rare Earth Information Center?
14. September 2009
Yesterday I posted an article over at RareMetalBlog with the above subject line. The Rare-earth Information Center was established in January 1966, at the Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa. It was a great resource for industry, government and academia with its database of papers, reports, patents, conference proceedings, news and other information on rare earths. It [...]
Continue reading...A Forgotten Figure in the Evolution of Rare Earth Permanent Magnets
13. September 2009
Whenever I read articles in the media on neodymium-based [Nd-Fe-B] permanent magnets, I’m always interested to see how much historical detail the writer includes on the subject. The majority of writers either make no mention at all of the origins of Nd-Fe-B, or will mention only that it was developed by General Motors in the [...]
Continue reading...The Sky Is Not Falling: A Different Perspective On The Chinese MIIT Report On Rare Earths
1. September 2009
In recent days we’ve seen a flurry of activity concerning reports that the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has called for a total ban on foreign shipments of certain rare earths elements. These reports also claim that other rare earth metals including neodymium, would be restricted to a combined export quota of 35,000 [...]
Continue reading...New White Paper On Rare Earths & Specialty Metals
24. August 2009
I have just uploaded the pre-print of a new white paper titled “Running the Gauntlet: Rare Earths, Specialty Metals and Turf Wars Within the Beltway“. I started work on this after discovering that rare earth materials feature prominently in current legislation going through the US Congress. Posted below are the first few paragraphs of the [...]
Continue reading...MAGNETICS 2010 – Call For Presentations Deadline Extended
20. August 2009
Here’s a message from our friends over at the MAGNETICS 2010 Conference: MAGNETICS 2010 January 28-29, 2010 • Orlando, FL Call for Presentations Deadline Extended: Friday August 28th Don’t Miss this Chance to Share Your Expertise with the Magnetics Industry!? Get Involved – Are you interested in showcasing your technical solutions and innovations to top-level [...]
Continue reading...Google Shines A Light On Hans Christian Oersted
14. August 2009
It was interesting to see that Google today honored the birthday of Hans Christian Oersted, with one of their famous Google doodles. Outside of the magnetics world, Oersted is probably not as well known as individuals like Michael Faraday and Nikola Tesla, and yet he is one of the founding fathers of electromagnetism. Oersted was [...]
Continue reading...New Mixed Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Material Shows Promise
10. August 2009
Recently I came across a May 2009 presentation published by the US Department of Energy’s [DoE] Ames Lab, on a new mixed rare earth-based [MRE-Fe-B] permanent magnet [PM] alloy, for high temperature applications. The work forms part of the DoE’s multi-year FreedomCAR project, with a number of specific goals: Production of magnet materials for PM [...]
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27. September 2009
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