Energy & Environment
Pacific Fusion Achieves Pulsed Power Fusion Breakthrough at Sandia
Pacific Fusion has completed four successful pulsed power fusion tests at Sandia's Z facility, demonstrating a target design that could unlock a third path…
Physics: Magnetism and electromagnetism in the news
Engineering stories whose deep dive explains magnetism and electromagnetism, ready to use as a starter, a reading task or a real-world example. Each one links to the GCSE and A level curriculum.
Automotive & Transport
Iron Nitride Magnets: Honda Backs Rare-Earth-Free Motor Technology
Honda has invested in Niron Magnetics to develop iron nitride magnets that could free electric vehicle motors from dependence on rare earth materials.
Deep dive: The Iron Nitride Magnets Challenge
Energy & EnvironmentBreakthroughs
Compact Fusion Reactor Design Validated
Five peer-reviewed papers confirm the physics behind Commonwealth Fusion Systems' ARC compact fusion reactor, designed to power 280,000 homes.
Deep dive: Inside the compact fusion reactor design
Electronics & CommunicationsBreakthroughs
Magnon Quantum Computing Gets a 100x Lifetime Boost
University of Vienna researchers extended magnon lifetimes by 100x to 18 microseconds, opening a path to magnon quantum computing on a chip.
Deep dive: from spin waves to quantum processors
Energy & Environment
Wind Turbine Neodymium Recycling Could Power One Million EVs
The first wave of large-scale offshore wind farms is ageing. Turbines installed in the mid-2000s are approaching the end of their 20–25-year design lives,…
Deep dive: The Physics of Neodymium Magnets and Electromagnetic Generation
Health
Magnetobot Cancer Treatment: Aston Engineers Living Magnetic Bacteria
Some bacteria navigate using the Earth's magnetic field. They produce chains of iron-rich nanoparticles inside their own cells, using them like a biological compass…
Deep dive: The Physics and Biology Behind Magnetobot Cancer Treatment
Energy & Environment
Wind Turbine Rare Earth Recycling Could Power UK EV Future
UK wind turbine rare earth recycling could supply neodymium for one million EVs a year from 2038, a NEPC report finds. Here's how the…
Deep dive: How Neodymium Magnets Work and Why Recycling Them Is Hard
Automotive & Transport
UK’s First Electrified Rail Testing Loop Opens at Long Marston
Britain's first electrified rail testing loop opened at Long Marston in Warwickshire, a 3.5 km closed track backed by £75 million in investment.
Deep dive: Inside the Electrified Rail Testing Loop
Energy & EnvironmentInnovation
UK Fusion Energy Plant: Construction Partner Named for STEP
The UK has appointed ILIOS consortium to build its first fusion energy plant at West Burton, advancing the STEP programme toward a working prototype…
Deep dive: How a spherical tokamak works