With $100 million in funding, Niron looks to scale up production of permanent magnets without using rare-earth materials from China, which pose a national security risk. In an industrial area of ...

This article is part of an America 360 series on Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS — Jian-Ping Wang doesn't like running companies, but he's already started two, and a third is under way. Wang has also filed ...

An innovation that came into existence years ago could now help the United States tackle China's dominance in a key sector. A scientist working at the University of Minnesota lab years ago developed ...

MINNEAPOLIS — From everyday electronics to industrial machines, permanent magnets are just about everywhere. Most are made using rare-earth materials. But a University of Minnesota Twin Cities ...

After 10 years of product development and fundraising, Niron Magnetics appears ready to kick into overdrive. The startup, launched in 2014 by University of Minnesota electrical engineering professor ...

(From left) Tasuku Nakajima, Zhi Jian Wang, and Jian Ping Gong of the research team. Not featured are Wei Li, Xueyu Li, and Michael Rubinstein. (Photo: WPI-ICReDD) ...