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New Mixed Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Material Shows Promise

Monday, August 10, 2009

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New Mixed Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Material Shows Promise

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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Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Workshop Coming To Slovenia

Sunday, July 26, 2009

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Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Workshop Coming To Slovenia

The 21st International Workshop on Rare-Earth Permanent Magnets and their Applications [REPM'10], will be held in Bled, Slovenia, from 29 August to 2 September 2010, continuing the series of meetings initiated by K. J. Strnat. “It is an honour for the Slovenian scientists involved in the field of magnetism and magnetic materials, as well as the country’s producers of permanent [...]

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The Growing Challenge of Procuring Rare Earth Elements

Sunday, July 26, 2009

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The Growing Challenge of Procuring Rare Earth Elements

Within just the last few weeks, there have been a number of announcements in the media that indicate the importance of securing the rare earth element [REE] supply chain across a number of industries.  For example: The Letter of Intent to form a Joint Venture between Molycorp Minerals and Arnold Magnetic Technologies to produce rare earth [...]

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