Bengaluru-based Vimag Labs has secured an Indian patent for its Virtual Magnet Synchronous Motor platform. The company says ...

Vimag Labs, a Bengaluru-based startup, has secured an Indian patent for its software-defined, magnet-free electric motor ...

Japanese engineers built a magnet-free electric motor with a plastic rotor, opening a surprising path for future machines.

Linear motors are becoming increasingly practical for general motion. Many are used for long strokes of a few feet or more. One new design, however, where the magnets move relative to a stationary ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Tesla's shift to a magnetic motor using neodymium in its Model 3 Long Range car adds to pressure on already strained supplies of a rare earth metal that had for years been shunned ...

Several companies around the globe have been hard at work innovating and refining magnet-free electric motors to make them a more viable option for the fast-growing EV industry. ZF Friedrichshafen has ...

If you made a motor out of a magnet, a wire coil, and some needles, you probably remember that motors and generators depend on a rotating magnetic field. Once you know how it works, the concept is ...

A number of readers questioned the veracity of the technology presented in this article. To address their concerns, we did a follow-up, which can be found here. Permanent magnets are an integral part ...