Beneath a large American flag on the eve of a trade war, John Maslin encouraged an audience of North Carolina officials, industry stakeholders and potential investors to consider rare earth magnets.

Since their relatively recent appearance on the commercial scene, rare-earth magnets have made quite a splash in the public imagination. The amount of magnetic energy packed into these tiny, shiny ...

A Research Triangle Park startup that looks to loosen China’s control over rare earth magnets has announced its first major funding round. With $65 million in Series A funding, Vulcan Elements plans ...

Traditional iron magnets have been used in consumer products for hundreds of years, but they do have some limitations in terms of magnetic power and adaptability. In the 1980s, scientists used 17 rare ...

You may not know what neodymium is (or even how to pronounce it). But you have plenty of it in your home.

Two researchers who independently developed the neodymium magnet — used in everything from hard disk drives to automobiles — have been awarded the 44th Honda Prize. In 1982, two researchers working ...