With a new $100M raise, Princeton’s Thea Energy is now a top-funded fusion startup

Thea Energy's pixel-inspired magnets could give its power plant plans a boost. The fusion startup hopes to get a commercial ...
Business Wire

Niron Magnetics Opens the World’s First Manufacturing Facility for Powerful Rare-Earth-Free Permanent Magnets

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Niron Magnetics, the world’s only producer of powerful rare-earth-free permanent magnets, today announced the grand opening of its commercial pilot plant in Minneapolis.
Reuters

India's Sona Comstar plans domestic magnet production to cut China imports

NEW DELHI, June 30 (Reuters) - Sona Comstar, India's biggest importer of rare earth magnets, plans to locally manufacture the critical components used in electric vehicles, tapping into a government ...
Science Daily

AI reveals the invisible magnetic chaos wasting energy inside electric motors

Electric vehicles are pushing scientists to tackle one of the biggest hidden energy drains inside electric motors: magnetic ...
Ars Technica

Breaking down rare earth element magnets for recycling

All the world’s discarded phones, bricked laptops, and other trashed electronics are collectively a treasure trove of rare earth elements (REEs). But separating out and recovering these increasingly ...