Environmentally responsible research: DESY holds first workshop on critical materials

Is it possible to use the expression “conservation of resources” unashamedly in the same sentence as “magnets”? What is the recycling potential of permanent magnets? And is a sustainable supply chain management of magnets and the certification of critical materials possible? Realistic approaches to solving such big questions were discussed during a 3-day workshop at DESY.

New ideas, progressive perspectives: The first workshop of this kind initiated by DESY was entitled “Critical Materials and Life Cycle Management: The Example of Rare Earths – Curse or Blessing?”. More than 50 international guests attended, including the English expert in permanent magnets Ben Shepherd, researchers and specialists from large-scale research centres and universities, recycling and certification pioneers, manufacturers of magnets and representatives from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources.

DESY News from February 16, 2023. The full article can be found here.

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