Scientists Have Fun With Quantum Levitation

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 "Quantum levitation" may not be a household term, but one look at a YouTube video now nearing 3 million views, and you'll soon get the gist of what's going on. In essence, it's a thin but solid disc floating in mid-air. Magic and science fiction might be what spring to mind, but in fact what's being demonstrated is real, live science, courtesy of the Superconductivity Group in the School of Physics and Astronomy at Tel Aviv University. Quantum levitation is the phenomenon behind it, and it's been on the tip of more than a few tongues ever since the group demonstrated the feat last week.

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