Graphite platform levitates with no need for external power source

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Graphite platform levitates with no need for external power source

Magnetic levitation is used to float everything from lightbulbs to trains, with varying levels of success, but usually it requires a power source. Now, scientists in Japan have developed a way to make a floating platform that requires no external power, out of regular old graphite.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Levitation, Maglev, Magnetic, Magnetism, Magnetic field, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Graphite