Soft magnet paves way for engines of the future

Researchers here have used a special process to create magnets that have both types of strengths, paving the way for developing such engines in the future. ST PHOTO: LIM KAILI
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The first step towards cheaper, more efficient plane engines may lie in a palm-sized magnet.

Plane engines are complicated machines, containing a lot of pneumatic parts, said senior scientist Dennis Tan.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 08, 2020, with the headline Soft magnet paves way for engines of the future. Subscribe