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Issue	Editorial Highlights
December 2011	Rare Earth Future - What are the challenges, choices and solutions for the development and production of rare earth permanent magnets? MEDER electronic, Inc. – New Ultra Mini Single-In-Line Relay Has 50 Percent Smaller Footprint New 4-20 mA Output Hall Effect Precision Sensors Now Available from the Spectrum Sensors Product Line of API Technologies New Automotive, Sensorless BLDC Controller with Extensive Diagnostics and Protection Features Infolytica Corporation Releases MotorSolve v2.6 Multiphysics Simulation Tool Accelerates Electromagnetic Design Projects New 50 Percent Lighter 400 Hz Power Transformers Available Up to 10 KVA Single Phase or 30 KVA Three-Phase for Air, Seaborne and Marine Applications Molycorp, Daido Steel and Mitsubishi Corp. to Manufacture Sintered NdFeB Rare Earth Magnets Iowa State U Offers Online Rare Earth Science Training to Industry New Magnetics Selection Guide & Short Form Catalog

November 2011	Ames Laboratory Will Share in over $4.5 Million in Rare-Earth Alternatives Research Grants Cobham Technical Services Supplies Electromagnetic Design Software to Siemens Wind Power to Help Optimize Generator Designs CMT-8100 Series Common Mode Inductors Offer Improved EMI Suppression MotorSolve with Thermal Analysis Released Premo Unveils Hall Effect Sensors with Primary Integrated Achieve Up-Tower Performance Validation GE Applying MRI Magnet Technology to Cost-Effectively Scale-Up to 15 MW Wind Turbines Ford and Avalon Rare Metals Latest to Join Rare Earth Trade Group

October 2011	Magnetics for Wind Power Technology MEDER electronic, Inc. is Streamlining Sensor Design with the Launch of Four New Reed Sensor and Magnet Design Evaluation Kits Electron Energy Corporation Manufactures Magnet Assemblies in Accordance to Your Specifications New CMT-8100 Series Common Mode Inductors Offer Superior EMI Suppression Cobham Technical Services Supplies Electromagnetic Design Software to Siemens Wind Power, to Help Optimize Generator Designs Premo Unveils Hall Effect Sensors with Primary Integrated Vishay Introduces Powdered-Iron-Based, WPC-Compliant Rx Coil for Wireless Charging VAC Introduces Cost-Optimized Current Transformers Arista Power Introduces Line of Man-Portable Micro Wind Turbines to Support Charging of Battery Systems at Remote Locations for Military and Other Applications Rare Earth Association Builds on Technology Capabilities with Montana Tech and University of British Columbia Molycorp Invests in Groundbreaking Wind Energy Technology Company Superconducting Magnets Market to Reach $2.9 Billion By 2017 China's Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Industry - The Country Maintains Rapid Growth in NdFeB Output, New Report Says

September 2011	Integrated Design Tools for Low and High Temperature Superconducting Magnets MEDER electronic, Inc. is Streamlining Sensor Design with the Launch of Four New Reed Sensor and Magnet Design Evaluation Kits Inductors: Multilayer Ceramic Coils with the Highest Inductance Now Measure Hall Mobilities Down to 0.001 cm2/Vs with Ease MotorSolve with Thermal Analysis Released BEI Kimco Magnetics Introduces Housed Voice Coil Actuator Featuring High Performance Capabilities of Up to 310 Pounds Peak Force GE Applying MRI Magnet Technology to Cost-Effectively Scale-Up to 15MW Wind Turbines KEMET Announces Non-Magnetic Capability for Tantalum Surface Mount Capacitors Molycorp to Open Office in Tokyo OM Group Completes Acquisition of Vacuumschmelze Manufacturing Team Keeps Growing at Bunting Magnetics

August 2011	Rare Coupling of Magnetic and Electric Properties in a Single Material MEDER electronic, Inc. is Streamlining Sensor Design with the Launch of Four New Reed Sensor and Magnet Design Evaluation Kits BEI Kimco Magnetics' BLDC Motor Solves Challenging Application Advanced Electromagnetic Design Tools Accelerate Production of Superconducting Magnet Systems Rhomap Aims to Meet the Growing Demand for Specialist Magneto-Transport Measurement Systems VPT Series Toroidal Power Transformers Offer Efficient Electronics Design Solution Brookhaven Lab Awards $7.8-Million Refrigeration Contract Ames Laboratory and Korean Institute of Industrial Technology Partner on Rare-Earth Research US ITER Awards Contract to General Atomics for Manufacturing Superconducting Magnets USMMA Welcomes New Member Companies Texas Rare Earth Resources and Stans Energy

July 2011	MEDER electronic, Inc. is Streamlining Sensor Design with the Launch of Four New Reed Sensor and Magnet Design Evaluation Kits AVX Develops High Q, Low ESR Multilayer Organic RF Capacitor Premo Unveils Hall Effect Sensors with Input Reference Pin New Flat Wire Inductors Excel at High Temperatures Walker Magnetics Adds Finishing “Touch” to Material Handling for Burning Table Applications Molycorp CEO Recognized as Regional "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Ernst & Young Bunting Magnetics Names New Chief Financial Officer Thomas & Skinner Applauds House Appropriations Committee for Addressing Rare Earth Supply-Chain EPMA Launches Updated Powder Metallurgy Case Study Booklet Research and Markets: A 2011 Deep Research Report on China's Wind Turbine Generator Industry

June 2011	Vacuumschmelze Supports Satellite Project Permanent Magnets 2010-2020: A Comprehensive Overview of the Global Permanent Magnet Industry New Environmentally Sound Aluminum Sensor & Actuator Pair MK27/M27 Crouzet's New 150 Watt Brushless DC Motor Features High Speed and Torque Capabilities Avago Technologies Introduces Multi-Channel, High-Speed Digital Isolator Family with Industry-Leading High-Voltage Insulation Eco-Friendly Eco-Mag Cuts Filtration Costs, Reduces Environmental Impact Richardson RFPD Selected as Sole Distributor for ATC Ultra-Broadband Inductors Electromagnetic Simulator Accelerates the Design Optimization of Custom Transformers Comsol Introduces the Microfluidics Module austriamicrosystems Introduces AS5410 Absolute Linear Position Sensor IC as First Product of 3D Hall Platform USMMA Lauds Legislation to Reduce Economic and Security Risks Research and Markets: Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Systems Market Will Reach $39 Million In 2014 Great Western Minerals Group CEO Testifies Before US Congress Regarding Pending Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Legislation

May 2011	Good Eggs: NIST Nanomagnets Offer Food for Thought about Computer Memories Permanent Magnets 2010-2020: A Comprehensive Overview of the Global Permanent Magnet Industry New Environmentally Sound Aluminum Sensor & Actuator Pair MK27/M27 Bruker Expands Ascend NMR Magnet Series Eriez Aftermarket PM RE Drawer Magnets Now Available Through ProGrade Magnetic Separator Program Smaller Power Inductors for High Frequency Applications Correcting the Record: Myths and Facts about the Rare Earths Supply Chain Defense Bill Calls for a Competitive, Multi-Source Rare Earth Inventory Plan Neo Material Technologies Becomes Latest Member of REITA Molycorp Reports 1Q 2011 Results Great Western Minerals Group Receives Approvals from South African National Nuclear Regulator for Steenkampskraal Rare Earth Project

April 2011	Enhancing the Magnetism: Berkeley Researchers Find Enhanced and Controllable Magnetization in Unique Bismuth Ferrite Films MEDER electronic, Inc. MMS - 2.8 mm Implantable MEMS Reed Sensors Need No Power SuperPower 2G HTS Wire New Release of CST STUDIO SUITE Smaller Power Inductors for High Frequency Applications Voice Coil Actuator Solves Challenging Application Requirements for High Temperature Capabilities Eddy Current Separator Launched by Bunting Magnetics New Half Rack Temperature Controller Offers 75 W of Low-Noise Heater Power Vishay Releases Industry's First IHLP Low-Profile, High-Current Inductor in 3232 Case Size with 4.0 mm Profile Molycorp and DOE's Ames Laboratory Sign Cooperative Research and Development Agreement on Rare Earth Magnets Molycorp Acquires Controlling Stake in AS Silmet, Expands Operations to Europe, Doubles Near-Term Rare Earth Oxide Production Capacity Great Western Minerals Group Releases 2010 Financial Results

March 2011	Closing of Underwater Oil Spills with Magnetic Material MEDER electronic, Inc. MMS - 2.8mm Implantable MEMS Reed Sensors austriamicrosystems’ Launches New 10-Bit Magnetic Rotary Encoder with Integrated Wake-Up and Power-Down Feature Tektronix Introduces New Probes VPT Series Toroidal Power Transformers Offer Efficient Electronics Design Solution Infolytica Corp. Releases MotorSolve v2.5 USMMA Calls for Rare Earth Strategic Reserve Great Western Minerals Group Releases Red Wine Property Exploration Results Advanced Magnet Lab Becomes COMSOL Certified Consultant MPI Hires Jack Smylie as Director of Sales and Marketing Rare Earth Trade Group Elects Directors and Welcomes Rhodia, Inc. as Member Moventas and The Switch Provide Offshore Output in Onshore Size Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - Advanced Technologies and Global Market (2010 - 2015)

February 2011	A Hidden Magnetic Configuration in Manganite Thin Films MEDER electronic –MK23 Compact SMD Reed Sensor Series Broaden with New Form C Versions New England Wire Technologies Magnet-Physics Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. Releases New Family of User-Programmable, Two-Wire, Unipolar, Hall-Effect Switches New Hall Effect Current Sensor Up to 1,000 Amps for Renewable Energies VPT Series Toroidal Power Transformers Offer Efficient Electronics Design Solution TI Delivers Small Profibus RS-485 Transceiver with Integrated Driver for High Efficiency and Low EMI Fourier Systems Launches a New Axial and Radial Magnetic Field Sensor, Combining Dual Axis with Triple Range Data Collection Murata Power Solutions Introduces Small Footprint Surface-Mount Inductors Wide-Band Current Monitor with High Output McQuay Previews 700-Ton Daikin McQuay Magnitude Passive Magnetic Bearing: Design Becomes Reality Great Western Minerals Group Signs Letter of Intent to Supply Rare Earth Alloys to Electron Energy Corp. The Magnetics Recording Industry: At the Top of the S-Curve?

January 2011	Researchers Take Computer Memory for a Spin Vishay Extends IHLP Family of Low-Profile, High-Current Inductors with Thinner 1.2 mm and 1.5 mm Devices in the 1212 Case Size Self-cleaning Automag Cuts Filtration Costs, Reduces Environmental Impact Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. Introduces a New User-Programmable Linear Hall-Effect Sensor IC America's Rare Earth Mine Blasts Back to Life Bunting Magnetics Augments Manufacturing Team Matamec Becomes Rare Earth Trade Group’s Fifth Rare Earth Resource Company Member Molycorp and Hitachi Metals Announce Agreement to Pursue Formation of Joint Ventures to Manufacture Rare Earth Alloys and Magnets in the US Bruker Announces Large Ultra-high Field NMR Order from the University of Minnesota Rare Earth Mining and Processing Developments Galloping Forward… But Will it be Enough and in Time?