Alloy sensitive to magnetic fields could produce new MEMS devices

摘要

Arare-earth-element-free alloy of cobalt and iron could be the basis for a new class of sensors and micromechanical system (MEMS) devices controlled by magnetism. The alloy was created by a team led by researchers from the University of Maryland (UMd) and including researchers from Oregon State University, Rowan University, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),and the Russian Institute of Metal Physics, Urals Branch of the Academy of Science.