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    Magnetic components are often overlooked, yet are critical to the performance of your power circuitry.

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    Using an array of helical coils formed on a metamaterial core, a research team greatly improved the performance of an MRI machine without having to ramp up magnetic-field intensity...
    Jan. 17, 2020
    Miniaturizing Antennas with Magnetic Materials
    As researchers from Greece discovered, ferrimagnetic materials provide a starting point for smaller antennas with greater range.
    Feb. 20, 2019
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    Noise
    These new magnetic sheets can be incorporated into the design of today’s products, such as smartphones, tablets, and notebooks, to defeat noise problems.
    Aug. 31, 2017
    The circulatorrsquos design is based on commonly used integratedcircuit materials including gold copper and silicon which makes it easier to integrate into the circuit boards of current communication devicesImage courtesy of the Cockrell School of Engineering
    Researchers developed a communications circulator that mimics the way magnetics can selectively route radio waves—without using magnetic materials.
    Dec. 1, 2014
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    Using the unique capabilities of magnetic metamaterials, a research group from Duke University has developed a range-enhancing superlens. This lens has the capability of improving...
    April 3, 2014
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    These miniature inductors are designed for applications where magnetism must be kept to a minimum, such as in medical x-ray machines
    May 15, 2013