Research & Development

Researchers Show It’s Possible to Teach Old Magnetic Cilia New Tricks

Magnetic cilia – artificial hairs whose movement is powered by embedded magnetic particles – have been around for a while, and are of interest for applications in soft robotics, transporting objects and mixing liquids. However, existing magnetic cilia move in a fixed way. Researchers have now demonstrated a technique for creating magnetic cilia that can be “reprogrammed,” changing their magnetic properties at room temperature to change the motion of the cilia as needed. […]

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Embedding Magnetics Achieves Reliability & Consistency, Part 1 of 3 by Jim Quilici, SCC America

Magnetic components are widely used in conjunction with semiconductor devices. For telecommunication applications, transformers couple signals into transmission lines and antennas. They provide impedance matching, level shifting, voltage isolation and common mode filtering. In power applications, transformers and inductors are used for energy storage, level shifting, isolation […]