Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum Magazine, interviews Masato Sagawa and John Croat, both of whom independently invented the neodymium-ion boron permanent magnet. At the time, Sagawa was at Sumitomo Metal Industries and Croat at General Motors. Both are receiving the 2022 IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies.
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Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum Magazine, interviews Masato Sagawa and John Croat, both of whom independently invented the neodymium-ion boron permanent magnet. At the time, Sagawa was at Sumitomo Metal Industries and Croat at General Motors. Both are receiving...