Originally Posted by HugeWood (Post 20039721)

How can a super-thin 3-inch disk levitate something 70,000 times its own weight? In a riveting demonstration, Boaz Almog shows how a phenomenon known as quantum locking allows a superconductor disk to float over a magnetic rail ? completely frictionlessly and with zero energy loss.

http://www.ted.com/talks/boaz_almog_...uperconductor#

Originally Posted by Nice_Nick (Post 20039796)

technolgy they were talking about for this new rail system?

Originally Posted by Nice_Nick (Post 20039796)

That is incredibly cool. Is that the same kind of technolgy they were talking about for this new rail system?

Originally Posted by Grapesoda (Post 20039856)

this has been talked about for some time I think... the difference being in the past there was little understanding of the quantum aspect of 'super conductors' and while there might not be energy loss on the super conductor floating over the magnet there is a great amount of energy spent on the cooling and much energy is lost at that point in the equation :2 cents:

Originally Posted by ********** (Post 20040407)

No I don't think so or at least not yet. I wish...!



Maybe, but you might be missing the point... one thing to keep in mind is that there is no mechanical processes going on here... its more like a state of matter. It's "material" that under the right conditions can do something amazing.

But besides this, there's already work under way to to make super conductors work at room temperature, no cooling necessary. When they figure that out, it will change everything.

We are living in some freaking amazing times. Computers, flat screens, robots on mars, and it looks like we're right on the edge of some major scientific advancements... man I love science.

Originally Posted by ********** (Post 20040407)

No I don't think so or at least not yet. I wish...!



Maybe, but you might be missing the point... one thing to keep in mind is that there is no mechanical processes going on here... its more like a state of matter. It's "material" that under the right conditions can do something amazing.

But besides this, there's already work under way to to make super conductors work at room temperature, no cooling necessary. When they figure that out, it will change everything.

We are living in some freaking amazing times. Computers, flat screens, robots on mars, and it looks like we're right on the edge of some major scientific advancements... man I love science.

Originally Posted by Mutt (Post 20040410)

The singularity. I hope it's true, though it could be opening Pandora's box and end up destroying us one day.

Originally Posted by Mutt (Post 20040410)

The singularity. I hope it's true, though it could be opening Pandora's box and end up destroying us one day.

Originally Posted by Syrenka (Post 20044018)

While that is a possibility, the lack of science and technology has been shown to be very effective at destroying us as well.

That tech looks pretty cool.

Originally Posted by ********** (Post 20040407)

No I don't think so or at least not yet. I wish...!



Maybe, but you might be missing the point... one thing to keep in mind is that there is no mechanical processes going on here... its more like a state of matter. It's "material" that under the right conditions can do something amazing.

But besides this, there's already work under way to to make super conductors work at room temperature, no cooling necessary. When they figure that out, it will change everything.

We are living in some freaking amazing times. Computers, flat screens, robots on mars, and it looks like we're right on the edge of some major scientific advancements... man I love science.

Originally Posted by beaner (Post 20040413)

Science is very cool. It is a shame that big biz drives intuition.

Originally Posted by Nice_Nick (Post 20041185)

It was ELon Musk's Hyperloop I was thinking of but I don't think it uses the same technology.

Originally Posted by Grapesoda (Post 20044278)

do you realize the implications of your statement? you think a bunch of assholes on welfare smoking crack are going to figure that shit out and then build it?

Originally Posted by Rmagnus (Post 20044347)

it's alien technology