ORNL researchers reuse hard disk drive magnets in electric motor

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By mmillikinOct 2, 2018, 5:00 am269 pts
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have used magnets recovered from used computer hard drives in an electric motor. The permanent magnets made from rare earth elements were reused without alteration in an axial gap motor, which can be adapted for use in electric vehicles and industrial…

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