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DadOfFan t1_iubk1h0 wrote

Reply to comment by John_Hasler in New approach to ‘cosmic magnet’ manufacturing could reduce reliance on rare earths in low-carbon technologies by FUZxxl

I tried to read it. Yeah, Nah, got lost pretty quickly.

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Castle-dev t1_iuc26n3 wrote

Explain it to me like I’m 5

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SemanticTriangle t1_iucdp20 wrote

Nickel iron magnets are strong but soft unless the crystal structure is very specifically ordered. By adding a little phosphorus, we can trick the nickel and iron into the right order to make them into a hard and strong magnet.

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