In a levitation breakthrough, scientists have created a virtually frictionless, macroscale levitating disk that requires no ...

Magnetic levitation demonstrated using a Dremel tool spinning a magnet at 266 Hz. The rotor magnet is 7x7x7 mm3 and the floater magnet is 6x6x6 mm3. This video show the physics described in the work ...

Magnetic levitation systems harness the unique properties of high-temperature superconductors and permanent magnets to achieve frictionless, contactless motion. The core principle underpinning these ...

The scientists chemically coated each graphite particle with a layer of electrically insulating silica. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) helps silica bind to the surface of the graphite. The coated graphite ...

Scientific sorcery? Japan achieves near-frictionless levitation on macroscopic rotor A research team from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), on Friday, announced that it had ...

Researchers may have unlocked the potential for gravity-free technology. A new study published in Applied Physics Letters highlights how researchers have made huge breakthroughs in magnetic levitation ...

With a clever design, researchers have solved eddy-current damping in macroscopic levitating systems, paving the way for a ...

Due to the hefty infrastructure costs associated with a brand-new maglev system, the idea of magnetic levitation existed only in theory. However, IronLev has stepped in and is considering a magnetic ...

General Motors is looking to patent a magnetic levitation system that would replace conventional seat adjusters. As described in a patent application filed by GM with the United States Patent and ...

New video from SCTL Korea room temperature superconductor experimenters claimed to shows a very strong full levitation effect. Full levitation would be evidence of the Meissner effect found only in ...