Does the world need Chinese rare earths? Not necessarily, say these companies

Beijing’s move to choke off the supply spurred companies to develop new products that could potentially circumvent Chinese ...
Yahoo

China-born scientist’s magnet made without rare earth element could now help US

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An innovation that came into existence years ago could now help the United States tackle China's dominance in a key sector. A ...
The Verge

GM is attracted to these new non-rare earth magnets for its EV motors

The automaker is teaming up with a small Minnesota-based startup to develop iron nitride-based magnets in the hopes of localizing a key aspect of its EV motor production. The automaker is teaming up ...
Nature

Magnetic Properties of Iron Nitride Thin Films

Iron nitride thin films encompass a rich variety of crystallographic phases, notably γ′-Fe₄N, ε-Fe₃N, and α″-Fe₁₆N₂, each distinguished by unique magnetic characteristics. Control of nitrogen ...
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Niron Clean Earth Magnets—Stronger, Safer, Domestic—Now Entering Production

These new iron-nitride magnets are stronger, cleaner to make, and made from domestic iron-salt waste and nitrogen. UPDATE 10/20/2025: Niron Magnetics just broke ground on its commercial magnet ...
EurekAlert!

Ames Lab researchers see rare-earth-like magnetic properties in iron

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have observed magnetic properties typically associated with those observed in rare-earth elements in iron. These properties are observed in a ...