Page 1 of 1
Magnet Fun or future?
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 1:04 am
by paperburn1
New type of magnet, my brain reels with possibility
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IANBoybVApQ
Re: Magnet Fun or future?
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 2:33 am
by ladajo
I want to buy stock!
Re: Magnet Fun or future?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 1:38 am
by DeltaV
From the same inventor, expanding the Dynabee/Powerball wrist exerciser concept to harness planetary spin energy:
http://www.google.com/patents/US2010010 ... earch,+Llc
Knock. Knock.
"Good afternoon, sir. We've received a report that you have an unregistered spin energy harvester in your basement..."
Re: Magnet Fun or future?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 2:22 am
by Tom Ligon
The idea of having multiple opposite poles on each face of a magnet is not new. When Dr. Bussard was looking for magnets for WB1, I believe he said the first purchase was unusable because the donuts had this multipole feature. Ferrites have been available this way for years ... if you have a device intended to attach to a steel surface with a magnet (a radio antenna, a flashing light, etc.) it likely has this kind of magnet.
That said, this method of manufacture is pretty neat, and opens up a lot of options.
I am notorious for using JB Weld epoxy, which the manufacturer calls "liquid steel". It is loaded with steel, and can be magnetized. It does not make a great permanent magnet, but probably could if it were filled with the right magnetic material.