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Offline ghi

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Quantum levitation
« on: October 18, 2011, 12:04:38 PM »
What do you think about this ? could have lots of applications; how does it work?! :headscratch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws6AAhTw7RA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyOtIsnG71U
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Offline PFactorDave

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Re: Quantum levitation
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2011, 12:11:35 PM »
That's pretty cool.  I can imagine some interesting applications for that. 
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Offline gyrene81

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Re: Quantum levitation
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2011, 12:12:16 PM »
very cool. wonder what the implications for space travel would be?
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Re: Quantum levitation
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2011, 12:23:44 PM »
Could be the future of locomotive transportation. Perhaps it could replace current automobiles that use gas as a source of fuel.
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Re: Quantum levitation
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2011, 02:46:28 PM »
 The problem with this technology is that it requires extremely cold temps to work,I would think they used liquid nitrogen.

  I saw a spider being levitated in a magnetic field but this is totally different from using a semiconductor.


  There may be practical applications for this in space but on earth I highly doubt it will amount to more than some experimentation.




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Offline PFactorDave

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Re: Quantum levitation
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2011, 03:13:14 PM »
Quote from: morfiend on October 18, 2011, 02:46:28 PM

  I saw a spider being levitated in a magnetic field but this is totally different from using a semiconductor.



They've done that with a frog too.  It works on the principle that water is actually repelled by a magnetic field.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-xw_fmB2KA
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Re: Quantum levitation
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2011, 03:15:39 PM »
In 20 years time it will be incorporated into AH :)
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Offline morfiend

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Re: Quantum levitation
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2011, 04:02:51 PM »
Quote from: PFactorDave on October 18, 2011, 03:13:14 PM
They've done that with a frog too.  It works on the principle that water is actually repelled by a magnetic field.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-xw_fmB2KA


 Haha, I'd seen that too but had forgotten!   Yes same thing as spider but totally different from the semiconductor,electricity does strange thing at the extreme temps if we could maintain those temps cheaply we could solve the energy problem!


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Offline PFactorDave

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Re: Quantum levitation
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2011, 04:16:28 PM »
Room temperature super conductors are the holy grail.  All energy problems would be solved.
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Re: Quantum levitation
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2011, 08:44:18 PM »
WITCH!
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Offline B4Buster

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Re: Quantum levitation
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2011, 09:12:18 PM »
amazing.
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Re: Quantum levitation
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2011, 11:01:59 PM »
Quote from: morfiend on October 18, 2011, 02:46:28 PM
The problem with this technology is that it requires extremely cold temps to work,
should work here in Canada :lol
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Re: Quantum levitation
« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2011, 11:06:09 PM »
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Re: Quantum levitation
« Reply #13 on: October 18, 2011, 11:32:54 PM »
Quote from: ghi on October 18, 2011, 11:01:59 PM
should work here in Canada :lol



  Pffft, Ghi your in Windsor,thats Canada's banana belt! :neener:


  Just up the road in London!


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Re: Quantum levitation
« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2011, 11:39:49 PM »
Quote from: Meatwad on October 18, 2011, 11:06:09 PM
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