Magnifye is developing the technology to produce the
strongest permanent magnets in the world with a one-inch magnet
able to lift a lorry.
These magnets can be used for anything from trains to MRI
machines and because of the size of the magnet make it possible to
shrink these large scale industrial applications.
Using rare earth superconductors Magnifye's technology enables
these to be magnetised to fields orders of magnitude greater than
that available from ordinary permanent magnet materials such as
NdFeB and SmCo.
Magnifye has developed a heat engine which converts thermal
energy into currents of millions of amps. The thermal energy is
used to create a series of magnetic waves which progressively
magnetise the superconductor much in the same way a nail can be
magnetised by stroking it over a magnet.
As long as the superconductor stays cold, the currents will flow
uninterrupted, providing powerful, stable, shapeable magnetic
fields for a wide range of applications.
These powerful magnets can be small enough to fit in the palm of
the hand and large enough to power a train or a cruise liner.