electropermanent magnets in Podcasts
productA space exploration technology that uses magnets to assemble structures in orbit.
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How to build in space for life on Earth | Ariel Ekblaw
The idea behind the method is to allow us to build reconfigurable space stations that are bigger than our biggest rockets. Based on my MIT PhD, we use electropermanent magnets, very special strong magnets, that bring the modular tiles together to dock, to rendezvous. Essentially think about space Legos with magnets that click, click, click, click into place.