“—a breakthrough that could significantly advance clean energy technologies and consumer electronics such as motors, robotics, MRI machines, data storage and smart phones.”

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    22 days ago

    It’s interesting, but even if it’s reaching near rare earth strength, can it be produced at scale? A less powerful magnet is useful if it can be cheaper.

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      22 days ago

      Thats the challenge with novel materials, but it seems like they have gotten somewhat better at bringing them to market lately. For instance, novel battery technology

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        22 days ago

        True the battery tech is really coming along, going to be interesting to see what prices are like when I go to replace the 22kwh worth of batteries on my boat next year. The fight between cheaper tech, inflation, and tariffs is going to be a nail biter.