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Quantum Scale Sensors used to Measure Planetary Scale Magnetic Fields

May 19, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Quantum Scale Sensors used to Measure Planetary Scale Magnetic Fields

Magnetic fields are everywhere in our solar system. They originate from the Sun, planets, and moons, and are carried throughout interplanetary space by solar wind. This is precisely why magnetometers—devices used to measure magnetic fields—are flown on almost all missions in space to benefit the Earth, Planetary, and Heliophysics science communities, and ultimately enrich knowledge for all humankind. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

MP Materials Signs Up to Help Build Rare Earth Mines-to-Magnets Supply Chain in Saudi Arabia; Also Accelerates Its Non-China Strategy 

May 15, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on MP Materials Signs Up to Help Build Rare Earth Mines-to-Magnets Supply Chain in Saudi Arabia; Also Accelerates Its Non-China Strategy 

5/14/2025 – RIYADH, Saudi Arabia– Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) and MP Materials jointly announced today they have agreed to explore opportunities to jointly develop a vertically integrated rare earth supply chain in Saudi Arabia including […]

Electromagnetics

Encoder from Swiss Startup Absolute Magnetics Is a Crowd-Pleaser (and Don’t Miss the 1-Year Anniversary Song) 

May 13, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Encoder from Swiss Startup Absolute Magnetics Is a Crowd-Pleaser (and Don’t Miss the 1-Year Anniversary Song) 

It has been a glorious inaugural year for Swiss startup Absolute Magnetics. Able to maintain reliable angle sensing with stunning precision despite awkward external conditions such as misalignments and the presence of stray magnetic fields, their magnetic position encoder has received a lot of attention from design engineers attending key technology events recently. Also, not to be missed, is their first-year anniversary song.  […]