China currently accounts for around 60% of global rare earth mining, according to the International Energy Agency, and about 90% of refining (including ore mined in and shipped from the U.S.). It also ...

Since their relatively recent appearance on the commercial scene, rare-earth magnets have made quite a splash in the public imagination. The amount of magnetic energy packed into these tiny, shiny ...

If you want a strong magnet, the obvious answer is to buy one. However, for a variety of reasons, you might want to combine several smaller magnets. There are a few ways to do this, but the Halbach ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Magnet Expert Ltd filmed two super strong magnets crashing into each other at 200 mph. They recorded the video after YouTube users commented asking to see the result of ...

Warnings about magnets ruining electronics are mostly outdated. Learn why modern devices are largely safe, what rare ...

A UK company has recorded super strong magnets in slow motion crushing everyday items. Magnet Expert Ltd used two powerful neodymium magnets to crush an iPhone, a cup of Rainbow drops, an apple, and a ...

Phonons, quasiparticles in a crystal lattice that are usually hard to control by external fields, can be manipulated by a magnetic field -- but it takes a very strong magnet. Phonons are collective ...

HOUSTON – (Feb. 15, 2022) – Phonons are collective atomic vibrations, or quasiparticles, that act as the main heat carriers in a crystal lattice. Under certain circumstances, their properties can be ...