Materials/Manufacturing

Applying Niobium to Nanocrystalline Soft Magnetic Materials for Energy Efficiency 

Many chefs have a favored secret sauce. The same principle occurs in metallurgy. For metallurgists and design engineers involved in magnetic performance for electrification, however, only a few of them have Niobium in their toolkit– yet. CBMM (Companhia Brasileira […]

e-Power Technology

Dauch Emerges as Leading Powertrain Player, but Magnet Mfg Plans in Question 

Formed through the combination of American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM), GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, the newly branded Dauch Corporation has emerged as a leading player in powertrain manufacturing. Amidst the acquisition and restructuring activity, however, it appears that […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Vulcan Elements and Ucore Join Forces to Build Domestic Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain; Follows $1.4 Billion Defense Deal 

March 24, 2026 – Durham, North Carolina – Vulcan Elements and Ucore Rare Materials have executed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ucore Rare Metals to collaborate on the development of an American domestic rare earth magnet supply chain for defense and […]

Research & Development

‘Groundbreaking’ Research at MIT and the MagLab: A New Chemical Pathway Toward Next-Gen Electronics

Using high magnetic field measurements from the MagLab, researchers at MIT have developed a way to use solid-state chemistry to grow moiré materials in bulk, opening new avenues for incorporating the highly tunable materials into next-generation electronics. […]

e-Power Technology

DENSO Invests in Next Core Technologies to Develop New Cores for e-Mobility Motors 

March 19, Japan – Denso Corporation announced that it has invested in Next Core Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Uji City, Kyoto, with the aim of jointly developing in the field of motor cores using iron-based amorphous alloys as key materials for reducing power loss in next-generation motor generators for electric vehicles. […]