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Airpod Case Design

Description: The Airpod charging/storage case is an elegant solution to a problem using magnets. When the Airpod is inserted into the case it is pulled into charging position using a magnet. The lid is also held in place using a magnet. Simple designs that students are familiar with should be used as stepping stones for individual student designs.

Web Resources: Airpods - Apple, Airpods iFixit Teardown

By Maurizio Pesce from Milan, Italia (New Apple AirPods with iPhone 7) [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons

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Programmable Magnets

Description: Programmable magnets are engineered to have multiple magnetic regions. This allows engineers to build magnets that concentrate force, align spatially, or both attract and repel. Students can design simple solutions to human problems that use this cutting-edge technology.

Web Resource: Programmable Magnets - Wikipedia