Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Born to be Viral: Vehicle created by Yusuke Sugahara levitates without magnets

High flying isn't all it's cracked up to be. This vehicle, created by Yusuke Sugahara and colleagues at Tohoku University in Miyagi, Japan, attempts to fly as low to the ground as possible.

Existing levitating trains try to minimise drag by using magnets, which reduce friction between the rail and cars. However the new design exploits air resistance - thanks to a phenomenon called ground effect - and hovers without the need for magnets.



Source: New Scientist

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