Quantum Levitation

With the theme "Knowledge that Works: From Theory to Practice," the 2011 ASTC Annual Conference featured more than 100 sessions, which highlighted how science centers and museums are putting new ideas to practical use to serve their communities. The conference was hosted by the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, October 15-18.

[chadwells]

I remember watching this video when it first came out in '11; my mind was blown. Came back around '15 and '18. I'm back again in '21, and my mind is still blown.

[ntthemessiah]

I love that guy's enthusiasm. He's all "Hm, yes. Fantastic." I'd be shitting my drawers, jumping around in excitement, screaming and clapping "Again, Again!"

[scotts-tech]

I think this is going to be fixed in the next universe patch.

[funkmystar]

I wonder how fast it would spin around the centre before it sort of shot out. Superconductors and superfluids are fascinating

[thomash.fredriksen]

"I had trapped the atom in mid-air. Colleagues called my Lutece Field “Quantum Levitation”, but in fact, it was nothing of the sort. Magicians levitate. My atom simply failed to fall. If an atom could be suspended indefinitely, well -- why not an apple? If an apple, why not a city?" - Rosalind Lutece

[throbbygogmuncher]

alright, now where are the goddamn hoverboards?

[ScuffyP]

The Columbia to which you're referring is a floating city in an alternate 1900's reality, set within the 3rd game in the Bioshock series.

With this world, a Quantum Physicist, R Lutece, through her understanding of quantum Mechanics, helped build Columbia's foundations in the sky above America.

On a side note, it was her obsession with alternate universes that led her to capture and "float" the first atom, to which she endeavored to call quantum levitation.

[DoubleBarrelDarrell]

How is this video 11 years old and I'm just now learning about it?? It's unreal! 🤯

[evrettej]

One small step toward something so awesome that it will chance our lives forever. I can't wait to see this on a bigger scale! Thank you for sharing!!!!

[SycrosD]

Okay, so where's my hover board?

[XxWhIpLaShxX]

"-my atom simply failed to fall. If an atom could be suspended indefinitely, well-- why not an apple? If an apple, why not a city?"- Rosalind Lutece

[nilx]

Quantum my ass, this magic and scientists are the new wizards.

[dieirl]

Superconductors are awesome. I've played a bit with one once when my physics II class visited the research labs. Very cool stuff.

[ItDaBiz]

Relevant quote from BioShock: "My atoms do not levitate, they simply fail to fall'.

[HyperSpify]

Read the video description. It has a link to a page explaining it.

Webpages are best for explaining physics, because you can read it at your own pace, go back and forth and reread things, and the site can have diagrams and equations. Youtube videos are not good for explaining physics. They are best for showing cool things.

Perhaps a single popup annotation linking to the site would have been better, so it's impossible to miss.

[hatfinch]

Amazing to think that this tech may someday be so commonplace that people don't bat an eyelid. To me it's jaw-dropping, like a mobile phone would be to someone from the 1800s.

[StacyWantsYou]

He clearly stated it's, "Quantum Locking" not "levitation" and yet it was titled that way, ha ha.

[keptick]

I don't understand my life anymore....

[Youtuberfan]

You can build all trains on Quantum Levitation and that would go even faster than an air-plane and they would even be sustainable and environmentally friendly.
(MAGLEV trains).

[ExpensiveGun]

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -Arthur C. Clarke