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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
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Tags: Boaz Almog, TED, TEDGlobal, TEDGlobal 2012, TEDTalk, TEDTalks, TED Talk, TED Talks, Demo, Innovation, Magic, Physics, Science, Technology
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