Boaz Almog demonstrates “quantum locking” — which causes a small, supercooled superconductor to levitate above a magnetic track — in this amazing raw footage from TEDGlobal, shot by photographer James Duncan Davidson.
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Kevin Landivar commented on Jul 10 2012
The applications for this are unlimited, just to name a few that i can quickly imagine i would say mass transportation system like trains/subways. Once everything gets contain (energy, speed, altitude) it can be use to move heavy equipment. It can be the bases for a work-home commuting highway system. Or it can be use to build cool toys like a hoverboard. Excellent demostration congrats!
josh brakefield commented on Jul 7 2012
cool
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Toria Hennesey commented on Jul 1 2012
What are the applications for this, please?
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Oscar Osorio commented on Jun 30 2012
Amazing, the human race is redeeming itself scientifically where in other areas we suffer dramatically. Quantum mechanics now needs to unify with relativity… :P