Friday, October 23, 2009

Superconducting MagLev on a Magnetic Track (II)

A few days ago I posted a video from an experiment in magnetic levitation from Ithaca College. One of my favorite science bloggers has written a wonderful explanation of how levitation works, and he shows how easy it is to make in school or at home, as long as you have a supply of liquid nitrogen! All kidding aside, I find this stuff fascinating. Scaled up, as it is already done in places, is a wonderful solution for transport.

Here’s another explanation, from How Stuff Works.

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