Month: June 2024

News

Biomagnetism Leaders & Upstarts Converge in Sydney 

June 17, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Biomagnetism Leaders & Upstarts Converge in Sydney 

If the multifaceted dimensions of biomagnetism intrigue you, then Sydney down under would be a good place to hang out in August, especially from the 26th to 29th when BioMag 2024 takes place. The conference encompasses the intricate measurement of magnetic signals emanating from the human body with a special emphasis on brain activity and magnetic sensor technology. Speakers and attendees join to pursue the profound impact and scientific advancement of biomagnetism in cognitive neuroscience, clinical neuroscience and cardiology. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Wood Recycling Process Now Four Times More Efficient Thanks to New Drum Magnet

June 17, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Wood Recycling Process Now Four Times More Efficient Thanks to New Drum Magnet

Unilin’s particle board plant now removes blocks of wood containing ferrous metals as much as four times more efficiently, thanks to a drum magnet from Bakker Magnetics. It is essential in the Belgian company’s efforts to substantially increase the proportion of recycled wood in particleboard. […]

Research & Development

Astronomers Unveil Strong Magnetic Fields Spiraling at the Edge of Milky Way’s Central Black Hole

June 11, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Astronomers Unveil Strong Magnetic Fields Spiraling at the Edge of Milky Way’s Central Black Hole

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, who produced the first ever image of our Milky Way black hole released in 2022, has captured a new view of the massive object at the centre of our Galaxy: how it looks in polarised light. This is the first time astronomers have been able to measure polarisation, a signature of magnetic fields, this close to the edge of Sagittarius A*. This image shows the polarised view of the Milky Way black hole. The lines overlaid on this image mark the orientation of polarisation, which is related to the magnetic field around the shadow of the black hole. […]

Electromagnetics

Safety at Sea – Door Holding Magnets for Fire Doors in Shipbuilding

June 10, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Safety at Sea – Door Holding Magnets for Fire Doors in Shipbuilding

Kendrion provides a significant solution in fire protection for shipbuilding with its proven door holding magnets from the GTR050.150002 and GTR070.074001 series. Specifically designed and successfully certified, they offer a reliable solution for fire protection requirements in maritime environments. […]

e-Power Technology

Siemens to Sell Innomotics Motor & Drive Biz for €3.5 Billion to KPS 

June 6, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Siemens to Sell Innomotics Motor & Drive Biz for €3.5 Billion to KPS 

Siemens is planning to sell off its Innomotics motor and drive business unit for €3.5 billion to investment portfolio company KPS Capital Partners. The move follows creation of Innomotics, carved out as a discrete business unit in 2022, and preparations by Siemens in late 2023 to roll it out as a public company, but in a change of plans now has agreed to the sale to KPS. The transaction is expected to close in 2025. […]