AFTER MUCH ANTICIPATION, Neoballs are now in public Beta. Featuring full pre-release access to our new proprietary NeoPolymer coating in four colors. Also, a limited stock of typical electroplated coatings are available at an aggressive price, on a first-come-first-serve basis. Including the newly released Zinc V2 coating which has a Nickel undercoat.

Multi colored magnet spheres have long been sought, but for the first time is such a resilient and fade-free color coating available.

The spotlight is on our spankin' new NeoPolymer color coating that brings a completely different experience from standard metal coatings. It's a completely new feel. Warmer to initial touch, softer contact sound, and colors that don't fade. The matte texture diffuses reflections, but is still slippery smooth to the touch. Click on the images to inspect them close-up.

Our proprietary NeoPolymer coating is completely different from the typical electroplating process used to coat magnets metal on to magnets. It is stronger and thinner than vehicle paints (which are actually some of the strongest paints around.) But is still soft compared to metal coatings. NeoPolymer won't withstand high speed impacts, or rough kneading. However if you're reasonably gentle, the coating may last a lifetime. The looser tolerances won't affect smaller builds, but load bearing frames can be strengthened with use of tighter tolerance magnets.

This popular coating is the hardest of the electroplated coatings. A mostly colorless chrome coating that is consistent and dependable. Nickel coated neoballs are compatible with other medium caliber 5mm magnet spheres such as buckyballs and nanodots. These are not Zen Magnets.

Black nickel is a sleek decorative coating that offers nothing in additional protection over colorless Ni. Infact the color doped nickel coating kneads off faster on the hands, and will leave discoloration on the skin after much use. The 0.02mm tolerance is common with the colorless Ni coating.

The specialty of the 93% pure silver coating is it's brilliant white metallic luster. It is harder than gold, but tarnishes easier. Extremely susceptible to acidic corrosion. A tactile sensation that's completely unique to silver. All electroplated Neoballs feature a +/-0.02mm tolerance.

If molecules were a town, gold would have the happiest electron citizens of the precious metals. Gold does not corrode so all the gold that has been around is still around and will be around. The yellow metal represents hundreds of years of work; mining and refining. Gold is beautiful, however soft.

Newly released from our labs: a ZiNiCuNi coating. A layer of sacrificial Zinc is coated on top of the Nickel, resulting in an overall more resiliant coating. The zinc also provides an additional visible warning to erosion. Compared to silver and nickel, zinc has a slight tinge of blue.

Although copper is in the same periodic family as Gold and Silver - with molecules featuring an outer electron shell of the same valence count - it is much more susceptible to oxidation. We're probably not going to have this color past the experimental batch we're selling here.