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Boaz Almog “levitates” a superconductor
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How can a super-thin, three-inch disk levitate something 70,000 times its own weight? In a riveting, futuristic demonstration, Boaz Almog shows how a phenomenon known as quantum locking allows a superconductor disk to float over a magnetic rail -- completely frictionlessly and with zero energy loss.
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TED.com
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TEDTalks;TED;Talks;demo;innovation;magic;physics;science;technology;TEDGlobal 2012;2012
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