“The first batch of a new range of powerful superconductors which could revolutionise the production of machines like hospital MRI scanners and protect the national grid has been developed by scientists.
Engineers at the University of Cambridge used new techniques to manufacture high-temperature superconducting materials, producing samples that can carry record quantities of electrical current for their type and size. The breakthrough has improved the effectiveness of yttrium barium copper oxide (YBCO) and a related family of superconducting materials. It raises the prospect of more powerful and affordable samples that could have huge benefits in a number of fields.
Researchers discuss these possibilities and demonstrate some of the materials’ remarkable magnetic properties in a short film released today.”
Head over to Physorg to watch the video.
I <3 science!
mmmm magnets…
super cool eh?
Does this mean there will soon be levitating trains and hoverboards?
Real Soon Now…
that’s neat. don’t entirely grasp how it works, but still very cool.
i love that he’s using a cut up styrofoam coffee cup as lab equipment. and a tea tin? awesome.