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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Frozen Puck Hovers Over Track Using “Quantum Levitation”

This is beyond awesome.



When do I get my own hover car?


Researchers at the school of physics and astronomy at Tel Aviv University have created a track around which a superconductor can float, thanks to the phenomenon of “quantum levitation".

This levitation effect is explained by the Meissner effect, which describes how, when a material makes the transition from its normal to its superconducting state, it actively excludes magnetic fields from its interior, leaving only a thin layer on its surface.

Source Article.