I think it will be a while before Hornby can sell anything like this train set. We’ve been able to produce quantum levitation for a few years now and those of us outside the field get to catch up with progress now and then through demos. This demo is a great one. A Japanese scientist […]
Wipeout with recreated with Quantum Levitation
If you need a quick introduction to quantum levitation then this link has a pretty funky video. We get to see objects zooming around. We learn that we’re not really using magnets either.
As cool as that introductory video is – it doesn’t come close to the geekgasim of recreating the insanely fast paced racing game Wipeout by using quantum levitation. The vapour trails are just too perfect.
Science geeks behold: Quantum Levitation
The takeaway for me is that it’s not correct to use the term “floating”. In the video we clearly hear that quantum superconductor is “locked” in position. I imagine they’ve gone with “Quantum levitation” for the video title as a way to describe what the video appears to show. Mind you… they could have also […]
