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| Superconducting Magnetic Levitation |
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This is a superconducting levitation train. It goes round and
round without any friction and without any motor. It runs on
liquid nitrogen, so cold that humidity condenses on it. The core
is a super conducting material which conducts electric current without
any resistance at temperatures below -180 degrees Celsius. In this
state it can trap magnetic fields. The resulting magnetic forces
cause not only the levitation but precision control above the rail which
is made of conventional magnetic material. |