Can a hover-board be far behind? No smoke or mirrors as amazing video shows quantum levitation in action
It may look like something out of Harry Potter’s book of spells and charms.
But this mystical fizzing object is actually a magnet that has been super cooled in liquid nitrogen and then locked in space.
A student from Tel-Aviv University’s Superconductivity Group School of Physics and Astronomy showed off the effects of ‘quantum locking’ or ‘quantum trapping’ during the Association of Science’s annual conference in Maryland, USA.
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Tel-Aviv University demos quantum superconductors locked in a magnetic field (www.quantumlevitation.com). For an explanation of the physics behind this demonstration, visit www.quantumlevitation.com/levitation/The_physics.html.
With the theme "Knowledge that Works: From Theory to Practice," the 2011 ASTC Annual Conference featured more than 100 sessions, which highlighted how science centers and museums are putting new ideas to practical use to serve their communities. The conference was hosted by the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, October 15-18.
But this mystical fizzing object is actually a magnet that has been super cooled in liquid nitrogen and then locked in space.
A student from Tel-Aviv University’s Superconductivity Group School of Physics and Astronomy showed off the effects of ‘quantum locking’ or ‘quantum trapping’ during the Association of Science’s annual conference in Maryland, USA.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2050476/Quantum-levitation-video-Can-hover-board-far-behind.html#ixzz1bFHh1Q9f
Click To View Video
Video courtesy of the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), representing the science center and museum field worldwide. To learn more, visit www.astc.org. Follow us on Twitter: @ScienceCenters.
Tel-Aviv University demos quantum superconductors locked in a magnetic field (www.quantumlevitation.com). For an explanation of the physics behind this demonstration, visit www.quantumlevitation.com/levitation/The_physics.html.
With the theme "Knowledge that Works: From Theory to Practice," the 2011 ASTC Annual Conference featured more than 100 sessions, which highlighted how science centers and museums are putting new ideas to practical use to serve their communities. The conference was hosted by the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, October 15-18.
