Demonstration of magnetic levitation of one of the new high-temperature superconductors - yttrium- barium- copper oxide (Y-Ba2-Cu3-O7-x). Discovered in 1986,the new superconducting ceramic materials are expected to lead to a technological revolution & are the subject of intensive worldwide research. The photograph shows a small,cylindrical magnet floating freely above a nitrogen-cooled,cylindrical specimen of a superconducting ceramic (made by IMI Ltd). The glowing vapour is from liquid nitrogen,which maintains the ceramic within its superconducting temperature range. Photographed at the University of Birmingham | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / UNIV. OF BIRMINGHAM HIGH TC CONSORTIUM / IMI / DAVID PARKER |
Taille de l’image : | 4480 px × 3120 px |
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