Boaz Almog "levitates" a superconductor
How can a super-thin, three-inch disk levitate something 70,000 times its own weight? In a riveting, futuristic demonstration, Boaz Almog shows how a phenomenon known as quantum locking allows a superconductor disk to float over a magnetic rail -- completely frictionlessly and with zero energy loss.
Added: Jul-16-2012
By: Gmike
In: Other Entertainment
Tags: Boaz Almog, TED, TEDGlobal, TEDGlobal 2012, TEDTalk, TEDTalks, TED Talk, TED Talks, Demo, Innovation, Magic, Physics, Science, Technology
Marked as: approved
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By: Gmike
In: Other Entertainment
Tags: Boaz Almog, TED, TEDGlobal, TEDGlobal 2012, TEDTalk, TEDTalks, TED Talk, TED Talks, Demo, Innovation, Magic, Physics, Science, Technology
Marked as: approved
Views: 1882 | Comments: 11 | Votes: 3 | Favorites: 3 | Shared: 0 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
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