India has a $800m plan to make rare earth magnets, aiming to reduce dependence on Chinese imports - but can it work?

Contrary to their name, rare-earth magnets are not made from rare materials; they are nevertheless the most powerful permanent magnets. The term “rare-earth” originates from the 17 elements in the ...

Magnets made of rare-earth metals like neodymium are commonly used in the generators found in offshore wind turbines. Turbines with neodymium magnets generally need less maintenance than those without ...

SAN MARCOS — In Noveon Magnetics Inc.’s lobby in San Marcos, CEO Scott Dunn stood before a table as he handled small glass bulbs filled with powdered forms of rare earth minerals that are key to the ...

Toyota says it has invented a new magnet for high-energy applications like electric motors that uses a fraction of the amount of neodymium (a rare-earth element) of a standard iron, boron, neodymium ...

THE MOTORS driving today’s electric cars use powerful magnets made from rare-earth metals. Not all rare earths are actually that rare. Neodymium, for instance, is about as abundant as tin. But good, ...