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Quantum Locking

The Scratcher · 2012-07-19 21:29:30

I don't think this has been posted already, I found it very interesting. Boaz Almog talks about quantum locking in superconductors. Some amazing possibilities. http://www.ted.com/talks/boaz_almog_levitates_a_superconductor.html Ahem, Yeah bitch, magnets!!

19-07-2012 9:29pm

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I don't think this has been posted already, I found it very interesting. Boaz Almog talks about quantum locking in superconductors. Some amazing possibilities.

http://www.ted.com/talks/boaz_almog_levitates_a_superconductor.html

Ahem, Yeah bitch, magnets!!

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#2 22-07-2012 5:44am

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gotta love technology, when I can't sleep I fire up the TED app on the phone... this talk's excellent, even if the explanation of the quantum effect is a bit rushed & short. btw, does anyone know what controls the distance between the disc & the magnet, eg what're the possibilities for the third dimension with this effect?

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#3 22-07-2012 6:58pm

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I think those TED talks have to be light on the technical content otherwise they'd lose lay viewers like myself!! I assume the distance achievable between the magnet and the semiconductor is dependant on the strength of the magnet?

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