By removing rare earths from the equation, these designs promise cleaner supply chains and more sustainable production.

MUNICH, Germany—ZF unveiled an electric motor that does not require magnets or rare earth materials, reducing reliance on mining in countries such as China and cutting manufacturing's carbon footprint ...

Several companies around the globe have been hard at work innovating and refining magnet-free electric motors to make them a more viable option for the fast-growing EV industry. ZF Friedrichshafen has ...

The incredible power of electric motors can only be matched by how difficult it is to make them. These things need magnets to work, and magnets are made from rare earth elements, which are difficult ...

The electric motors that power today’s EVs rely on permanent magnets made using rare-earth metals such as neodymium. Rare earths are the 15 elements whose atomic numbers run from 57 to 71, plus ...

While electric vehicles certainly offer a host of eco-friendly advantages, they're not without some asterisks, one being the rare earth materials (and harmful mining thereof) used to make the magnets ...

San Jose, California’s Tula Technology, Inc. established itself with the development of Dynamic Skip Fire, a technology that lets engines switch individual cylinders off and on while the engine is ...

It’s not news that the automotive industry’s shift toward electrification is a huge technical challenge. However, the electrification itself represents just one part of a complex puzzle for the ...

Closed-loop motor control generally requires sensors that accurately determine the position of the motor rotor to effectively implement communication of the excitation for the windings (an exception ...

A robotic device that can operate inside a medical scanner’s claustrophobic interior could pave the way for MRI-guided surgery 1. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reveals concealed soft tissue so, in ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Niron Magnetics today announced it has licensed a comprehensive portfolio of foundational Variable Flux Motor (VFM) patents. This strategic licensing agreement unlocks ...