New magnet technology in the works

I wonder what will come out of this research.

Scientists Race to Engineer a New Magnet for Electronics - Yahoo! News

Darn. I thought this was about anti-gravity belts.

We've seen a jello laser and screaming jello, why not a jello magnet?

Dr_Evil said:

I wonder what will come out of this research.

Scientists Race to Engineer a New Magnet for Electronics - Yahoo! News

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Good question, Doctor.I would love to see a breakthrough like they are talking about.Such magnets would be incredible.I have some very high spec Neodymium Iron Boron magnets here, and they are insane to play with...and dangerous.I have 2 2"x1" disks that would crush fingers.They are N50 grade, which is very high flux density.You can do tricks with these that are absolutely impossible with anything else.
As I type, a piece of pyrolytic graphite floats in the air above 4 NIB magnets on top of the fridge.Google graphite levitation.It is really cool.I can't wait for better flux density...even tho the magnets I have are good for more than 1 Tesla!!!

I've pinched my fingers with HDD magnets and that hurts, I can't imagine one that is twice as strong. I wouldn't be able to disassemble the hard drive if they were that strong!

Pontiacg5 said:

I've pinched my fingers with HDD magnets and that hurts, I can't imagine one that is twice as strong. I wouldn't be able to disassemble the hard drive if they were that strong!

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OMG!These would be completely impossible to separate.They crush fingers of smaller humans.I have put them in my palm on both sides...and they were painful.For scale, I am 6'4", and I have big hands!They are stashed where the children cannot get them.They are seriously dangerous magnets....and for all that, epic fun too!!!
You can make silverware that is magnetic dance through the thickest table!
They are really cool.They nuke CRT color @ 20ft.Carrying one in best buy in the color tv section would be evil.And wrong.(no, I have not done that)

look at these beasts, I would hate to get 2 of those anywhere near each other!
Imagine the 4x2 disk!

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Pontiacg5 said:

look at these beasts, I would hate to get 2 of those anywhere near each other!
Imagine the 4x2 disk!

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Yes, they are dangerous.The N50 I have are actually worse!
I have seen 6"x1' for sale in N45.Expensive but epic!
The higher the grade, the more brittle they are too.If they are allowed to hit each other, chips can fly off at very high velocity.Goggles for magnets?Yes indeed!