Quantum Levitation
Association of Science and Technology CentersCited 7× on HN, 2012-2023
11.3M views · 15 years ago · demo · evergreen
A short demo from Tel-Aviv University of a superconductor locked in a magnetic field, hovering and staying fixed in place. It was shown at the 2011 ASTC conference.
Linked in superconductivity and levitation threads as the canonical quantum locking demo.
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7 comments from Hacker News
Correct, the imperfections of the crystal allowing the flux pinning permits even a “hanging levitation”. Here is a timestamped video showing that: ▶ this video If we develop methods of creating these superconductors with perfect crystal composition then there will only be the repulsion, allowing for levitation in a bowl shaped superconductor, but this “hanging levitation” would be impossible. Perhaps we will develop manufacturing techniques to induce specific imperfections into the material to ensure predictable flux pinning.
The video of “levitation” is one of the things that makes me, a complete ignoramus of the subject matter, skeptical. link All other instances of “quantum levitation” that I have seen has a “locked in” effect: ▶ this video . Whereas the material in this video seems to bounce and warble in a way that appears to me more akin to standard static or magnetic repulsion. Hope I’m wrong.
The other interesting loophole is link which gives you levitating superconductors and (impractical) hovercars: ▶ this video
I feel like part of the cultural fascination with flying saucers is that we intuitively feel like it should be possible for someone with advanced technology to levitate without expending power. We are starting to get there, with quantum locking, which can levitate a type-II superconductor relative to a supporting magnetic field. ▶ this video link I wonder if it would be physically possible to utilize the Earth's extremely weak magnetic field to support any meaningful mass?
I'm sure you've seen this, but I was REALLY hoping the video was some kind of large scale riff on this: ▶ this video Related: link And more awesome: link It's already 3 years old, so I'm waiting for people to use this technology or an extension of it for something cool.
Since everyone is talking about power transmission like a bunch of boring old farts, I'll just leave this here: ▶ this video
Oh, they do this with classical electromagnets and computer vision. Lame. I thought this was going to be a quantum spin locking demo at large distances (>10cm): ▶ this video