this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2023
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They're broadening their market it seems.

Does anyone know what these are actually supposed to be?

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[–] antisuck 4 points 2 years ago

It's very small particles of magnetic material that can be used to make bigger magnets of arbitrary shapes. They also make some kind of special resin that can be mixed with this stuff, allowing magnets to be injection molded.