Researchers crack the secret of levitation, hoverboards imminent?

Try not to get too frenetic here, but a couple of gurus at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland have reportedly created an “incredible levitation effect by engineering the force of nature which normally causes objects to stick together.” In layman’s terms, the scientists have devised a way to reverse the phenomenon known as the Casimir force so that it “repels instead of attracts.” Ultimately, the discovery could lead to “frictionless micro-machines with moving parts that levitate,” and in theory, devices could be created to transport humans. Do realize, however, that individuals in this team have also “showed that invisibility cloaks are feasible,” so we’re not counting ourselves amongst the faithful just yet.

[Thanks, James]

 

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