Japanese manufacturers are developing technologies to make powerful motor magnets used in electric and hybrid vehicles without utilizing geopolitically sensitive heavy rare earths that are largely ...

Rarely a week went by in 2025 without some newsworthy development related to rare earth elements, magnets, and electric ...

Traditional iron magnets have been used in consumer products for hundreds of years, but they do have some limitations in terms of magnetic power and adaptability. In the 1980s, scientists used 17 rare ...

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 working ...

Toyota has developed the world’s first neodymium-reduced, heat-resistant magnet. Neodymium magnets are used in various types of motors such as the high-output motors found in electrified vehicles, use ...