>From Mark Goldes > Interesting article. > > However, Ultraconductors(tm) are likely to sustain a persistent current when > made into a loop, a condition not yet achieved. > > If so, these polymers may prove capable of replacing permanent magnets of > many varieities, including neo. > > They would be lighter and more compact and need contain no metal whatsoever. > > These materials have been tested in magnetic fields as high as 9 Tesla with > no loss of conductivity. > > Mark > www.ultraconductors.com > > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: NdFeB Owners > >Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:37:54 -0400 > > > >If we did find a way to make a magnetic motor we would probably be held > >ransom by the Asians. Japan (Sumimoto) and China (Magnequench) hold the > >patents on the manufacturing processes: > > > >http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34037 > > > >Our government in action. > > > >Terry > >___________________________________________________ > >Try the New Netscape Mail Today! > >Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List > >http://mail.netscape.com > >
FYI: Information I gleaned from Kiplinger Forecasts newsletter, Feb. 17: China has discretely cornered the market on rare earth elements. This includes europium, yttrium and other elements which are needed to make computers, video players and a lot of other nifty stuff we have grown accustomed to. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I assume the rare earth element, niobium, which is used to create powerful permanent magnets is likely to be included in this endangered list as well. And here's the clincher: It was China's ability to mine these rare earth elements at competitively lower costs that essentially drove all its competitors from the market. Buyers love purchasing the raw materials at the lowest prices available on the market. But now China can cut off exports or manipulate prices should national policy, for whatever reason, dictate that they "...do what must be done!" At present this Revenge-of-the-Sith-like scenario is not considered to be a very likely one. Nevertheless, it can't be dismissed completely. We have no viable substitutes for rare earth elements. I find it most curious that we have heard nothing about this from the Bush administration, considering the fact that these elements are, without a doubt, strategic resources for which our economy's health depends. Having no access would seriously affect our economy and drastically change national security policies in unpleasant ways. Why am I not surprised. Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
