Year: 2026

Materials/Manufacturing

Energy Fuels Marks Milestones in Production of Domestic Feedstock for Magnets in USA, Plans Expansions 

May 27, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Energy Fuels Marks Milestones in Production of Domestic Feedstock for Magnets in USA, Plans Expansions 

Minerals producer Energy Fuels, now led by a new CEO, reports it has reached a new milestone in its quest to become a major American producer of rare earth oxides for magnet manufacturing. The company has successfully produced its first kilogram of terbium (Tb) oxide at its White Mesa Mill in Utah. Using monazite ore sourced from the southern United States, the team achieved a purity of 99.9% Tb at pilot scale, which meets the specifications of global manufacturers of rare earth permanent magnets. […]

Research & Development

Spintronics at BESSY II: Real-time Analysis of Magnetic Bilayer Systems

May 26, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Spintronics at BESSY II: Real-time Analysis of Magnetic Bilayer Systems

Spintronic devices enable data processing with significantly lower energy consumption. They are based on the interaction between ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic layers. Now, a team from Freie Universität Berlin, HZB and Uppsala University has succeeded in tracking, for each layer separately, how the magnetic order changes after a short laser pulse has excited the system. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Neo Forges AI Research Program in Estonia; Pursues Trans-Atlantic Recycling with Cyclic Materials 

May 21, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Neo Forges AI Research Program in Estonia; Pursues Trans-Atlantic Recycling with Cyclic Materials 

Recent initiatives by Neo Performance Materials demonstrate how artificial intelligence and recycling are becoming two key elements in the modern magnetics industry. A global leader in rare earths and magnetic materials, and long considered an industry bellwether, Toronto-based Neo is pursuing new programs in both areas aimed at technical and supply chain advancements.  […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Advanced Magnet Lab (AML) Awarded $2 Million Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Contract to Qualify High-Grade Sintered NdFeB Permanent Magnets for Defense 

May 21, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Advanced Magnet Lab (AML) Awarded $2 Million Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Contract to Qualify High-Grade Sintered NdFeB Permanent Magnets for Defense 

May 19, 2026 – Advanced Magnet Lab, Inc. (AML), a recognized global leader in the development of innovative permanent magnet solutions, today announced that it has been awarded a $2 million Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract […]

Electromagnetics

Tech Tips: Nanocrystalline EMI Filters for High-Density Power Systems 

May 20, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Tech Tips: Nanocrystalline EMI Filters for High-Density Power Systems 

Discover how collaboration between CBMM, the Brazilian miner and technology developer of Niobium alloys, and electronics components manufacturer Yageo Group translates advanced Niobium-based nanocrystalline materials into application-ready EMI components engineered for next-gen data centers and e-mobility systems. Their work constitutes a rethinking of EMI filtering in high-current systems through the […]

Electromagnetics

Magnetic Tactile Sensing Designed into Robotic Fingertip 

May 20, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Magnetic Tactile Sensing Designed into Robotic Fingertip 

Melexis is accelerating its robotics roadmap as Tactaxis, its breakthrough magnetic tactile sensor, evolves into industrialized fingertip modules. Building on early momentum, Melexis has joined forces with bionic pioneer OYMotion to integrate the innovative sensors into next-gen robotic hands, delivering the human-like dexterity and […]

e-Power Technology

Realta & Commonwealth Partner to Commercialize Magnetic Mirror Fusion Energy 

May 20, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Realta & Commonwealth Partner to Commercialize Magnetic Mirror Fusion Energy 

Realta Fusion and Commonwealth Fusion Systems have made a long-term strategic partnership for the design and manufacturing of high-temperature superconducting magnets that Realta will use to accelerate the commercialization of its compact, scalable and modular CoSMo fusion energy systems that use magnetic mirror technology. The deal represents a second case where CFS is selling its powerful magnet and superconducting technology to other fusion developers.  […]