With a little help from an Arduino mega, however, [EmmaSong] was able to balance a high density neodymium magnet in midair. He pulled off this tricky project using a set of four coils he got off ...

At a plant on Belfast Harbour in Northern Ireland, Ionic Technologies, a unit of Australian stock exchange-listed Ionic Rare Earths, has patented a method for extracting the four highest-value and ...

Two researchers who independently developed the neodymium magnet — used in everything from hard disk drives to automobiles — have been awarded the 44th Honda Prize. In 1982, two researchers ...

Magnets have always been fun, particularly since the super-powerful neodymium type became readily available. You can stack them up, pull them apart, or, if you really want, use them for something ...

Download the Magnetic Copper PDF (384 Kb). Adobe Acrobat is required. SAFETY: Neodymium magnets are surprisingly powerful when they snap towards metal or another magnet. Mind your fingers and don ...

Put your rod away and search in outdoor waters for ferromagnetic objects available to pull with a strong neodymium magnet. Find rare and valuable items, restore them, and sell! Advertisement All ...

Rare earth metals are making headlines as demand rises for products from smartphones to wind turbines, and as governments seek secure supply.

Rare earth metals are making headlines as demand rises for products from smartphones to wind turbines, and as governments seek secure supply.