Boydstun Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Quantum Levitation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dairdo Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 I saw this recently through another blog. To a laymen, can someone please explain the practical implications? How is this fundamentally different from existing mag-lev technology? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th3ranger Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 It's not a new discovery really, and it isn't really practical until a room temperature superconductor is found, or you happen to be on a very very cold planet... I suppose you could have floating cars, trains, very low resistance electric motors. There probably hasn't been much thought put into it due to the limitations of most superconducting materials, namely, they require very cold temperatures, even very "warm" temperature superconductors still need to be at like, -200 degrees Fahrenheit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th3ranger Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Oh, and it's different from normal magnetic levitation because this method doesn't require contant current flow to maintain the repeling effect, so you could travel at very high speeds with very little energy input, well, if it wasn't for all known superconductors to require super cold temperatures like I mentioned above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volco Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 exploitation of antarctica maybe also, the space can be very cold. it also can be extremely hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dairdo Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Ah. Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th3ranger Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 No where on earth is cold enough for known superconductors to operate in open air, ever. This effect could work in space, say, in the shadow of something perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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