levitation
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Additionally, observes Scientific American, superconductors repel magnetic fields, which could lead to more efficient magnetic levitation, or maglev, trains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
A superconductor is characterized by zero resistivity and perfect diamagnetic behavior, which leads to dissipationless transport and magnetic levitation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2023
Some of the most exciting and promising clean tech — like magnetic levitation trains and other low-cost, high-speed transportation — could finally be viable for mass development with superconductor use.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2023
The levitation video is also not definitive, because non-superconducting materials including graphite can also partially float in the same way.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
Pirates and Small World were converted to magnetic levitation, and they opened up Grand Canyon Land in the dry moat around Tom Sawyer’s Island.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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