Manipulating Floating Objects with 'Quantum Levitation' [Archive]

Rob Williams

10-19-2011, 02:45 PM

The idea of floating objects that can be manipulated in mid-air has long been something left to science fiction, but the researchers at Tel-Aviv University have just shown off an amazing example of this called "Quantum Levitation". We're not only dealing with a floating object that can be moved to some small degree, but rather have one that can be turned on an angle and remain that way, or be pushed around a magnetic track where it won't fall off.

http://techgage.com/images/news/quantum_levitation_101911.jpg

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Optix

10-20-2011, 07:21 AM

Oooh, I saw this on Daily Planet last night. The host joked that hoverboards are just around the corner and I'm thinking, "Hells yeah!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkyLnWm1iCs&feature=player_detailpage