Month: June 2023

Materials/Manufacturing

Mkango to Acquire HyProMag, Aims for Magnet Recycling Plants in UK, Germany and USA 

June 29, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Mkango to Acquire HyProMag, Aims for Magnet Recycling Plants in UK, Germany and USA 

Mkango Resources is paying up with the help of a new partner up to acquire full control of pioneering British magnet recycler HyProMag. The companies plan to build a plant in the U.S. next, rolling out further HyProMag’s technology for processing of magnet scrap using hydrogen, developed at the University of Birmingham. First production using the process is targeted for the UK this year, Germany in 2024 and the U.S. to follow as the Vancouver-based minerals company continues to pursue development of its Songwe Hill rare earths property in Africa. […]

Electromagnetics

Bourns Announces Two Automotive Grade Semi-shielded Power Inductor Series Engineered for High Reliability

June 28, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Bourns Announces Two Automotive Grade Semi-shielded Power Inductor Series Engineered for High Reliability

Bourns, Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, announced two new AEC-Q200 compliant, automotive grade semi-shielded power inductor series whose bottom-soldered lead wire construction offers enhanced mechanical strength and stability. […]

e-Power Technology

Hydrokinetic Turbines from Emrgy Generate Electricity in Water Infrastructure Channels 

June 26, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Hydrokinetic Turbines from Emrgy Generate Electricity in Water Infrastructure Channels 

Unlike conventional hydropower which requires gravity drop and head pressure for effective operation, Atlanta-based Emrgy uses innovative twin turbines and permanent-magnet generators to produce electricity from water flowing through a channel – even if it […]

Research & Development

Novel Way to Manipulate Exotic Materials

June 26, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Novel Way to Manipulate Exotic Materials

An advance in a topological insulator material — whose interior behaves like an electrical insulator but whose surface behaves like a conductor — could revolutionize the fields of next-generation electronics and quantum computing, according to scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. […]