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theplushpairing t1_iypxus9 wrote

Reply to comment by howardbrandon11 in Powerful rare-earth free magnet is ‘evolved’ and refined by machine learning algorithm by TurretLauncher

But did they succeed?

Tl;dr — yes, but it’s early days

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PlutoDelic t1_iyqf4mq wrote

Can we put 'em on a fusion reactor?

Asking for 8billion friends, much needed.

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Ecstatic_Carpet t1_iyr5zjk wrote

Fusion reactors need massive superconducting magnets, not cheap permanent magnets.

This work is better for reducing the environmental impact of the quickly growing EV market. Mining for rare earth metals is pretty destructive.

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tonybenwhite t1_iyqmbi8 wrote

That’s pretty much what I expect out of every “scientists discover…” article posted on Reddit by default

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