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Puzzled Physicists Solve Decade-Long Discrepancies
Oct 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team led by physicists at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) have resolved a decade-long puzzle that is set to have huge implications ...
Secrets behind high temperature superconductors revealed
Feb 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) have found evidence that magnetism is involved in the mechanism behind high temperature superconductivity.
Iron-based Materials May Unlock Superconductivity's Secrets
Nov 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are decoding the mysterious mechanisms behind the high-temperature superconductors that industry hopes will find wide ...
Newly discovered 'superinsulators' promise to transform materials research, electronics design
Apr 07, 2008 |
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Superinsulation may sound like a marketing gimmick for a drafty attic or winter coat. But it is actually a newly discovered fundamental state of matter created by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's ...
Magnetic levitation gives computer users sense of touch
Mar 04, 2008 |
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Computers, long used as tools to design and manipulate three-dimensional objects, may soon provide people with a way to sense the texture of those objects or feel how they fit together, thanks to a haptic, or touch-based, ...
Hoverit Unveils MagLev Chair
Jan 17, 2008 |
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British company Hoverit, Ltd., has recently introduced "The Lounger," a chair that defies gravity by hovering a few inches above its base. The Lounger uses permanent magnets in the chair and base to life the ...
Maglev launch assist technology may enable commercial space travel
Feb 21, 2007 |
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The same technology used in magnetically levitated ("maglev") trains may give spaceships a low-cost, stable boost for the future of space travel—possibly even for joy rides. A research group from two universities ...
Scientists design Maglev car with greater stability
Jun 02, 2006 |
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Since the late ‘60s, scientists have been designing, building and operating “flying trains,” or magnetically levitated (“Maglev”) systems. However, the sci-fi-like technology still faces challenges for increased ...
China develops magnetic levitation train
Jan 10, 2006 |
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Chinese engineers have developed a medium- to low-speed magnetic levitation train that travels 93 miles an hour.
Smoothing Out Kinks in Electromagnetic Propulsion Will Bring Technology From Research to Practical Use
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Jul 23, 2004 |
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When electromagnetic propulsion was first demonstrated more than a century ago, it inspired science fiction dreams of rocket-less space launches, magnetic levitation (maglev) vehicles and super guns. Many years ...
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