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Miscellaneous What-Have-You => That's interesting, man. That's fucking interesting => Topic started by: Caesar dude on October 20, 2011, 12:04:50 PM

Title: Quantum Levitation anyone?
Post by: Caesar dude on October 20, 2011, 12:04:50 PM
Now this is fucking interesting...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20121604-10391705.html (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20121604-10391705.html)

:)
Title: Re: Quantum Levitation anyone?
Post by: meekon5 on October 20, 2011, 12:51:27 PM
Yep that's very, very interesting!
Title: Re: Quantum Levitation anyone?
Post by: meekon5 on October 20, 2011, 01:08:40 PM
From io9:

http://io9.com/5850729/quantum-locking-will-blow-your-mind--but-how-does-it-work

on the same subject.
Title: Re: Quantum Levitation anyone?
Post by: cckeiser on October 20, 2011, 01:29:55 PM
cool!
Title: Re: Quantum Levitation anyone?
Post by: DigitalBuddha on October 21, 2011, 12:00:40 AM
Quote from: Caesar dude on October 20, 2011, 12:04:50 PM
Now this is fucking interesting...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20121604-10391705.html (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20121604-10391705.html)

:)

That is fucking nuts, way cool stuff! Great find, dude!
Title: Re: Quantum Levitation anyone?
Post by: milnie on October 21, 2011, 11:46:06 AM
cool  :o

only drawback is whatever you want to levitate needs to be kept at -270C  :'(
Title: Re: Quantum Levitation anyone?
Post by: Hominid on October 21, 2011, 01:59:36 PM
Now THAT is far out man!!!

Quote from: milnie on October 21, 2011, 11:46:06 AM
cool  :o

only drawback is whatever you want to levitate needs to be kept at -270C  :'(

I'm no physicist, but perhaps the wafer could be insulated with something.
Title: Re: Quantum Levitation anyone?
Post by: cckeiser on October 21, 2011, 04:15:26 PM
Quote from: milnie on October 21, 2011, 11:46:06 AM
cool  :o

only drawback is whatever you want to levitate needs to be kept at -270C  :'(

that is only because of the material they used to achieve the superconductivity...they are still looking for combinations that may achieve super c at room temp....maybe...one day?