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Semiconductors and electronics

Semiconductors and electronics

Flash Physics: Designer magnets from 3D printers, creating silicon-germanium glass fibres, towards a space-based gravitational-wave observatory

26 Oct 2016 Tushna Commissariat

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3D-printed magnets
A magnetic cup-like shape, created in the 3D printer. (Courtesy: TU Wien)
Creating designer magnets using a 3D printer A new method that uses 3D printing to fabricate permane

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