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levitation

[lev-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌlɛv ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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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

“What in the wingardium leviosa is that dress,” one person wrote, referencing the levitation spell Watson’s Hermione uses to make a feather fly in the first “Harry Potter” film.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 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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