levitation
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Superconductors are materials that can conduct electricity without electrical resistance -- making them the ideal base material for electronic components in MRI machines, magnetic levitation trains and even particle accelerators.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024
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
Those who have been stung by a Billywig suffer giddiness followed by levitation.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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