Magnetic Levitation in the News

Magnetic Levitation Using An Induction Cooktop
Adding another item on the list of things you probably shouldn’t be trying at home, we got [Brainiac75] giving magnetic levitation a shot using an unmodified induction cooktop and aluminium foil. continued..
Building A Levitating Turbine Desk Toy
Magnetic levitation is a beautiful thing to watch. Seeing small objects wobble about while seemingly hovering in thin air never gets old. If you want something suitably distracting in this vein for ... continued..
Magnetic levitation: New material offers potential for unlocking gravity-free technology
Researchers at the Quantum Machines Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) are studying levitating materials—substances that can remain suspended in a stable position without ... continued..
Graphite platform levitates without power
Magnetic levitation is used to float everything from lightbulbs to trains, with varying levels of success, but usually it requires a power source. Now, scientists in Japan have developed a way to make ... continued..
Researchers stunned by magnetic material that levitates
In a remarkable development that has left the scientific community astounded, a magnetic material has been discovered that exhibits levitation. This breakthrough has the potential to revolutionize our ... continued..
DUO POWER BOOST: Clivet Debuts Next-Gen Magnetic Levitation Technology and AI Cooling Portfolio at AI Infra Summit 2026
Under the DUO POWER BOOST theme, Clivet made the global debut of its Next-Gen Magnetic Levitation Technology at AI Infra Summit 2026 in Santa Clara, California. The company also presented a portfolio ... continued..
How Rotation Drives Magnetic Levitation
A detailed experimental analysis explains the forces by which a spinning magnet can cause another magnet to levitate in midair. An experiment with off-the-shelf components uses a magnet glued to the ... continued..
Possibilities of Magnetic Levitation in Nanopositioning and Picopositioning
Dr. Christian Rudolf, an expert in parallel kinematics and magnetic drives, provides insights into PI's journey in developing magnetic levitation solutions for the semiconductor industry. “What makes ... continued..
Ask Ethan: How Does Quantum Physics Make Levitation Possible?
The idea of levitating off the ground has been a staple of science fiction dreams and human imagination since time immemorial. While we don't have our hoverboards just yet, we do have the very real ... continued..
The Aesthetics of Levitation: The Ultra-High-Speed Future Opened by Maglev Trains
The railways we use in our daily lives have walked a path alongside the history of physical constraints: wheels resisting gravity and the friction between them and the tracks. While the sound of ... continued..

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