European Training Network for the Design and Recycling of Rare-Earth Permanent Magnet Motors and Generators in Hybrid and Full Electric Vehicles (DEMETER)

The EU ETN DEMETER and SIM² KU Leuven teams are delighted to share their new animation video, featuring Early Stage Researcher Gwen Bailey (KU Leuven). This Storyrunner video covers the challenging area of the design and recycling of the rare-earth ...

The Japanese automaker has freed its hybrids of the need for heavy rare earth elements. Working with Daido Steel, the automaker has developed the first magnet suitable for automotive drive applications that doesn’t require materials like dysprosium or terbium to ...

Author: Gwen Bailey WHY DO YOU DO SCIENCE? — That was the question posed by Dr. Shane Bergin, a professor at Trinity College and member of the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA), at the EuroScience Open Forum in Manchester two ...

The second network-wide DEMETER event took place in Leuven, Hotel Novotel – Vuurkruisenlaan 4 For more details, please click on this link: Agenda 2nd event DEMETER  

AUTHOR: Muhammad Awais Dear Reader, A question which might have crossed your mind is what are Rare Earths? Another question might be why are they called rare earth elements and what are their real life applications? To answer these questions, ...

AUTHOR: Martina Orefice Are you a recent graduate ? Then this post is for you! Are you a jobseeker with a high level of education? Then this post is for you! Do you already miss your student life and wonder ...

Author: Pranshu Upadhayay Q1: What is/are REE? A1: REE or Rare Earth Elements are 17 chemical elements. The group of the rare earth elements is sub-divided in the heavy rare earth elements (HREE) and the light rare earth elements (LREE): ...

AUTHOR: Xuan Xu Our daily environment is significantly dependent on the materials with outstanding magnetic properties. Hard magnetic materials have been successfully exploited with enhanced energy densities (BH)max, starting from ≈1 MGOe for steels discovered during the early part of ...

AUTHOR: Anas Eldosouky In 2006, Sony Pictures released a documentary film under the title of “Who Killed the Electric Car?” The film pointed out the advantages of the electric vehicles (EVs) and the complications and obstacles the EVs faced against ...

AUTHOR: Simona Sobekova To develop innovative, environmentally-friendly direct and indirect recycling routes of NdFeB and SmCo magnets is one of the main objectives of DEMETER’s research program. Indirect recycling means that the magnet scrap is not used directly to produce ...