Magnetic Levitator

The 'crown jewel' of our collection. This is one of the first few ever made and very few institutions have one. They are simple devices but require a pretty decent investment of time and money. Note about the video: it's hard to make out but the second scene has me pouring a little water into the dish, and steam forms in about 15 seconds.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• magnetic
• levitator
• high
• frequency
• gadget
• mechanics
• electronics
• electromagnet

[BerkeleyLectureDemos]

The dish is made of ordinary aluminum, but the shape is important. More info can be found in the December 1963 issue of AJP (available online).

[CitrusJuicebox]

I think there are smaller versions of these available now. I've seen some modellers use embedded metal weights in their models to levitate them over magnetic plates.

[eckyspondoolie]

Black art, work of satan i say... burn him at the stake.. lol.

[12creations]

interesting. What is the material that is levitating?