Magnetic levitation: New material offers potential for unlocking gravity-free technology
Researchers at the Quantum Machines Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) are studying levitating materials—substances that can remain suspended in a stable position without ...
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Flywheel Energy Storage Market To Spin Up To USD 0.57 Billion By 2031, Fueled By Demand For Reliable And Sustainable Power Solutions
The Asia Pacific region is poised for the fastest growth rate in the Flywheel Energy Storage market. This surge is driven by the factors like abundant availability of resources for flywheel production ...
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Company develops innovative magnetic train that can operate with existing infrastructure: 'An easily usable technology'
"We have demonstrated that our vehicle can levitate on an existing track." Company develops innovative magnetic train that can operate with existing infrastructure: 'An easily usable technology' first ...
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Scientists show off gravity-defying breakthrough in magnetic levitation research
A new study published in Applied Physics Letters highlights how researchers have made huge breakthroughs in magnetic levitation, the use of magnets to cause items to levitate in air for extended ...
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The Old Ping-Pong Ball Levitation Trick
[Jacob] has put a slightly new twist on the levitating ball trick with his ping-pong ball levitation machine. We’ve all seen magnetic levitation systems before. Here on Hackaday, [Caleb] built ...
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Chattanooga is working to attract passenger rail service. Here’s what you need to know
The project connecting Memphis to Atlanta is part of the Federal Railroad Administration's corridor ID program, a federal initiative that identifies areas in need of passenger rail connections. Smith ...
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Hovering Questions About Magnetic Levitation
We tried to position one magnet over another by pitting their repellent forces against each other but [K&J Magnetics] explains why this will never work and how levitation can be done with ...
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Magnetic Levitation - the Future of Rail Travel?
Magnetic Levitation Transport, or maglev, is a revolutionary form of railway transport. It uses magnetic forces to make the vehicles hover above the track rather than running along them ...
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Graphite platform levitates without power
Magnetic levitation is used to float everything from lightbulbs to trains, with varying levels of success, but usually it requires a power source.Now, scientists in Japan have developed a way to ...
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Hover cars have arrived! Self-driving sky pods set to soar above traffic on high-speed magnetic tracks
The network of computer-controlled ‘jet-like’ vehicles will use Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) technology to provide what the firm says is fast, safe, free and economical travel. ‘skyTran ...
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