Magnetic Levitation in the News

Building A Levitating Turbine Desk Toy
Magnetic levitation is a beautiful thing to watch. Seeing small objects wobble about while seemingly hovering in thin air never gets old. If you want something suitably distracting in this vein for ... continued..
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 make ... continued..
11 new Amazon gadgets worth picking up
Amazon gadgets that solve real problems, from magnetic phone coolers to aurora projectors - 11 picks that upgrade your daily routine with style. continued..
Hyperloop Company Releases Details On How It Will Make Pods Float
For all the hyperloop hype, there are few details regarding how a magnetic levitation, pod-hurtling super track will achieve the proposed goal of 700-mph transportation. But Hyperloop Transportation ... continued..
Magnetic Levitation Using An Induction Cooktop
Adding another item on the list of things you probably shouldn’t be trying at home, we got [Brainiac75] giving magnetic levitation a shot using an unmodified induction cooktop and aluminium foil. continued..
Possibilities of Magnetic Levitation in Nanopositioning and Picopositioning
Dr. Christian Rudolf, an expert in parallel kinematics and magnetic drives, provides insights into PI's journey in developing magnetic levitation solutions for the semiconductor industry. “What makes ... continued..
GM dreams up magnetic levitating seats
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 ... continued..
Magnetic Fluid Dynamics in Levitation Systems
Magnetic fluid dynamics in levitation systems encompasses the interplay between magnetic forces and fluidic properties to achieve stable, contactless support or motion of objects. Central to this ... continued..
Hyperloop company “exclusively licensed” passive magnetic levitation system
On Monday, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) announced that it had “exclusively licensed” a technology that could help it bring the transit system idea, popularized by SpaceX and Tesla CEO ... continued..
Overwatch Magnetic Levitating Snowball is super cute and available for pre-order
Here's something fun for the Overwatch fans out there - or anyone who likes cute, expensive things. Blizzard is now taking pre-orders for a real-life version of Mei's weather modification drone ... continued..
Watch: The first test of a magnetic levitation train on an existing track
Floating trains have glided closer to Europe after a pioneering trial of magnetic levitation — aka maglev. Italian firm IronLev, which developed the tech, claims to have completed the first-ever ... continued..

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