A Diagnostics & Imaging Week

Electron Energy (Landisville, Pennsylvania) has been awarded a $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research contract by the National Science Foundation for Phase I research and development of anisotropic magnet powder coated with iron (Fe) nanoparticles for high performance nanocomposite magnets.

The contract runs from January through June 2008. EEC will be supported in this effort by the University of Delaware’s Physics Department under the leadership of George Hadjipanayis.

“As a result of this research, we’re in the position to develop an entirely new class of magnet materials that have substantially higher magnetic properties than those currently in the marketplace. Advances in the performance of magnet materials will enable more compact, lighter weight, less costly electromagnetic devices,” said Michael Walmer, EEC president.

The more prominent applications for higher field strength magnets are in spacecraft, microwave components, sensors, and commercial systems including computer disk drives, medical imaging, audio systems and motors.