How Superconducting Levitation Works

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An education video describing how the cool technology of superconductors in magnetic levitation works.

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: March 5, 2007 at 6:10 am
Author: zeezz

Length: 00:06:31
Rating: 4.78
Views: 380567

Tags: magnet superconductor superconducting levitate levitation maglev meissner float flux trapping effect

Video Comments:
KiwiAndLime (September 8, 2008 at 6:17 pm)
Very interesting! The MagLev will be a revoloution in public transport when its made, giving high speed travel in short amounts of time and eventually this may come into play somewhere!
FIERYdaemon (September 8, 2008 at 2:46 pm)
doesnt work stops every 2 seconds.
fireicer (September 8, 2008 at 7:46 am)
sorry should have been clearer the machine i speak of is one where a superconductor disk is attached to a motor which in turn has a electro magnet placed underneath the disc. specific frequency is applied to the electro magnet and the superconducting disc is spun at fundamental frequency in relation to the electromagnets frequency respectively which causes a reduction in gravity, the super conductive materials used seem to work at temperatures bellow 20'C
Chinomareno (September 8, 2008 at 2:18 am)
I think you mean 20 degrees kelvin, I have limited understanding on superconductivity. What I do know is we haven't made a superconductor at room temperature yet, otherwise the semiconductor manfacturers would be all over it. There are so many uses for this technology. So far theory hasn't suggested room temp superconductivity is even possible but research still go on to find materials that might accommodate this.

If that wasn't what you meant, i apologise.
fireicer (September 7, 2008 at 6:23 pm)
well we have superconductors at about 20'C now so its all good thanks to the Chinese the Russian professor who discovered this was striped of his profession years back until he approached Chinese government even NASA were not interested and now it has moved on bet NASA is kicking themselves, mind you they probably nicked it anyway lol
lolll666 (September 5, 2008 at 5:24 am)
well good thing governments don't own bureaucracies (it's the other way around). this type of technology seems pretty simple to market, it's just a matter of lowering the cost of materials... which seems to be the only problem nowadays with science
crazyweirdos191821 (September 4, 2008 at 12:37 am)
oh sorry
MovieReviewCentral (September 3, 2008 at 9:12 am)
Btw thanks for the awesome yet educational video dude!

Liquid nitrogen now thats some cold ass stuff, It's the stuff they use to remoove warts and other things like that. Put it this way i wouldnt like to spill that on my trousers, end up with no dick! XD. Anyone seen termintor 2 (of course) well remember the part were the cop freezes?? well thats liquid nitrogen.......NUFF SAID!
MovieReviewCentral (September 3, 2008 at 9:06 am)
Are some of you dumb or something? How the hell is this a fake? The guy is giving you a DEMO for fuck sake (excuse language), this is not meant to be some magic trick. This is the year 2008! We are growing in technology, havent you ever heared or said yourself "soon all cars & transport will be hovering" I know i have. DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
crazyweirdos191821 (September 3, 2008 at 3:14 am)
thats fake