They are made from materials such as iron, nickel, cobalt, and alloys that are magnetized and create their own persistent magnetic field. There are several types of permanent magnets, including ...

A Minnesota-based company has opened its commercial pilot plant to ramp up rare earth-free permanent magnet production. Niron ...

Have you ever wondered how switchable magnets work? Not electromagnets, but those permanent magnet fixtures like the ones that hold dial indicators to machine tools, or the big, powerful chucks ...

"Most people are familiar with ferromagnets (permanent magnets) like iron ... expect from the element's electron configuration. The type of magnetism exhibited by a material depends on the ...