Researchers at OIST built a graphite disk that levitates and spins for hours in a vacuum, showing how perfect magnetic symmetry can cancel energy loss.

Cells at the bottom of a liquid medium begin levitating, then hovering at a particular height. With no physical contact, an ...

Levitation has long been pursued by stage magicians and physicists alike. For audiences, the sight of objects floating midair is wondrous. For scientists, it’s a powerful way of isolating objects from ...

With a clever design, researchers have solved eddy-current damping in macroscopic levitating systems, paving the way for a wide range of sensing technologies. Levitation has long been pursued by stage ...

Discover six incredible magnet life hacks that will make your everyday tasks easier and more efficient! In this video, we ...

A new 3D printing technique can create paper-thin "magnetic muscles," which can be applied to origami structures to make them ...

Hands-on, minds-on learning experiences help ensure that students gain a deep understanding of science concepts.

Scientific sorcery? Japan achieves near-frictionless levitation on macroscopic rotor A research team from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), on Friday, announced that it had ...

A new 3-D printing technique can create paper-thin "magnetic muscles," which can be applied to origami structures to make them move.

Students in Mrs. Zegarski’s third grade class at the Delaware Valley Elementary School conducted science experiments using ...

In a levitation breakthrough, scientists have created a virtually frictionless, macroscale levitating disk that requires no external power.

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