Rarely a week went by in 2025 without some newsworthy development related to rare earth elements, magnets, and electric motors. IEEE Spectrum was on top of the big ones, starting with the production ...

Linear motors are becoming increasingly practical for general motion. Many are used for long strokes of a few feet or more. One new design, however, where the magnets move relative to a stationary ...

It turns out the most abundant rare earth we have, cerium, can substitute for dysprosium when properly co-alloyed with cobalt. That's good news for the motor business. Share on Facebook (opens in a ...