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Electromagnetics

Surging Data Centers Drive Reliance on Magnetic Technology for Cooling 

June 3, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Surging Data Centers Drive Reliance on Magnetic Technology for Cooling 

As AI adoption and cloud computing drive rapid expansion of data centers, managing the growing heat load in cavernous buildings stuffed with electronics is driving fresh reliance on the use of magnetic technology for cooling the sensitive equipment. Examples are plainly evident at recent data center events, HVAC shows, new product developments – and recent orders from data center operators. More powerful and reliable HVAC systems are being designed with compressors having oil-free active magnetic bearings, while embedded in the server racks liquid immersion cooling systems using sealless mag-drive pumps are bringing a new paradigm to data center cooling.  […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Ames National Lab Opens Advanced Magnet Facility 

May 4, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Ames National Lab Opens Advanced Magnet Facility 

Ames National Laboratory has opened its new Advanced Magnet Facility, providing modernized space and instrumentation that will expand the U.S. Department of Energy laboratory’s capabilities in magnetic materials, energy technologies and applications focused on national security. Ames Lab is located at Iowa […]

Materials/Manufacturing

USA Rare Earth to Acquire Serra Verde for $2.8 Billion, + Other Moves to Build Global RE Behemoth 

April 23, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on USA Rare Earth to Acquire Serra Verde for $2.8 Billion, + Other Moves to Build Global RE Behemoth 

STILLWATER, Okla., April 20, 2026 — USA Rare Earth, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Serra Verde Group, owner of the Pela Ema rare earth mine and processing plant in Goiás, Brazil. Valued at $2.8 […]

e-Power Technology

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

April 7, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on 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

MP Materials to Build “10X” Magnet Manufacturing Campus in Texas; Disengages Business Dealings in China 

March 2, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on MP Materials to Build “10X” Magnet Manufacturing Campus in Texas; Disengages Business Dealings in China 

February 26, 2026 — MP Materials Corp. today announced it has selected a 120acre site in Northlake, Texas, to develop “10X,” the company’s planned large-scale rare earth magnet manufacturing campus. Located less than 10 miles from its Independence facility in Fort Worth, the new campus will cement North Texas as the center of gravity for the United States’ rare earth magnet supply chain, says the company. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Aclara Partners with Argonne National Lab on AI-Enabled Digital Twin for New Heavy Rare Earth Separation Plant in Louisiana 

February 17, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Aclara Partners with Argonne National Lab on AI-Enabled Digital Twin for New Heavy Rare Earth Separation Plant in Louisiana 

Planning to build the first industrial-scale heavy rare earths (HREE) separation facility for producing magnetic alloys in the United States, Aclara Resources now has teamed up with Argonne National Laboratory to develop an artificial intelligence–enabled digital twin for its separation process. Under the agreement, Aclara and […]