e-Power Technology

H55 Selects Safran to Supply Propulsion for Bristell Electric Airplane 

Safran Electrical & Power in France and Swiss company H55 have signed an agreement to integrate the Safran ENGINeUS permanent-magnet motor into the H55 electric propulsion system, powering the fully electric B23 Energic aircraft from Czech aircraft company Bristell – destined to set new milestones in electric aviation. […]

News

Wittenstein Expands Motion Portfolio with STXI Acquisition, as Attocube Subsidiary Advances Nanoscale Magnetic Measurement

The Wittenstein Group of Germany, a global leader in mechatronics and cybertronic motion technology, has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of Israel-based STXI Motion. Meanwhile, its subsidiary Attocube continues to forge new paths in nanoscale measurement of magnetic fields. […]

Research & Development

MIT Researchers’ New Fabrication Technique Produces Soft, Microscopic Structures with Magnetically Activated Moving Parts.

The new type of soft magnetic hydrogel could be the basis for soft, microscopic, magnetically responsive robots and materials. Such magno-bots could be used in medicine, for instance to release drugs or grab biopsies when directed by an external magnet. […]

e-Power Technology

Hall-Effect Sensors from TT Electronics Headed to Saturn on Dragonfly Mission 

TT Electronics, a global provider of mission-critical power and sensing technology, has been selected to supply its Hallogic Hall-effect sensors for integration into fan assemblies on NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft mission. The sensors support a spacecraft subsystem where reliability and consistency are essential across the program lifecycle. Part of the company’s Optek portfolio, the sensors are designed for non-contact motion sensing and switching, with variants processed and screened for military and space-grade applications where consistency and reliability are design priorities. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Mkango to Acquire Heraeus Remloy Magnet Recycling Plant in Germany, Builds Momentum via Subsidiary HyProMag in UK 

Mkango Resources has signed an asset purchase agreement with metals company Heraeus to acquire its startup Remloy rare earth magnet recycling business in Germany for $9.4 million with plans to link it to Mkango’s subsidiary HyProMag which just opened its own magnet recycling plant in the country. Meanwhile, the company reports other significant new technical and business developments at HyProMag, which is based in Birmingham in the UK. […]