Super-powerful magnets would boost the performance of electric cars and other green technology. Why is it so hard to make them?
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Nicola Jones is a freelance journalist based near Vancouver, Canada.
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Jones, N. Materials science: The pull of stronger magnets. Nature 472, 22–23 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/472022a
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