{"id":2205,"date":"2024-04-11T02:04:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T02:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=2205"},"modified":"2024-04-11T02:04:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T02:04:46","slug":"scientists-use-graphite-to-create-floating-platform-that-requires-no-external-power-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=2205","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Use Graphite to Create Floating Platform That Requires No External Power Source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-176209\">\n<p>\t<!-- .post-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content description cf entry-content content-spacious\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/10150551\/graphite-floating-platform-magnetic-levitation.jpg\" alt=\"Graphite Floating Platform Magnetic Levitation\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"\/><br \/>Scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have created a floating platform within a vacuum using graphite and magnets that requires no external power source. Should that platform encounter an external magnetic field, these materials generate a magnetic field in the opposite direction, resulting in a repulsive force.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-176209\"\/><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techeblog.com\/graphite-floating-platform-magnetic-levitation\/about:blank\" width=\"960\" height=\"1087\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/930109935?h=65930a907a&amp;color=C80019\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/930109935?h=65930a907a&amp;color=C80019\" width=\"960\" height=\"1087\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>Graphite is essentially the crystalline form of carbon found in pencils and is strongly repelled\u202fby magnets (highly diamagnetic). By chemically coating a powder of microscopic graphite beads with silica and mixing the coated powder in wax, the team created a centimeter-sized thin square plate capable of hovering above magnets arranged in a grid pattern.  What does all of this mean for the future? This new material paves the path for potentially unlocking gravity-free technology.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/10150548\/graphite-floating-platform-magnetic-levitation-2.jpg\" alt=\"Graphite Floating Platform Magnetic Levitation\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>If cooled sufficiently, our levitating platform could outperform even the most sensitive atomic gravimeters developed to date. These are cutting-edge instruments that use the behavior of atoms to precisely measure gravity.  Achieving this level of precision requires rigorous engineering to isolate the platform from external disturbances such as vibrations, magnetic fields, and electrical noise. Our ongoing work focuses on refining these systems to unlock the full potential of this technology,\u201d said <i>Prof. Jason Twamley, head of Quantum Machines Unit at OIST<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>[Sources 1 | 2]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .post-content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-box\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/afb428e7fa743a3919f977c62f43c97a?s=82&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/afb428e7fa743a3919f977c62f43c97a?s=164&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-82 photo\" height=\"82\" width=\"82\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"author\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Author<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tJackson Chung\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text author-bio\">A technology, gadget and video game enthusiast that loves covering the latest industry news. Favorite trade show? Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-nav\">\n<div class=\"post previous cf\">\n<p>\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"230\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/10133201\/logitech-g502-hero-wired-gaming-mouse-review-2024-230x230.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Logitech G502 Hero Wired Gaming Mouse Review 2024\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/10133201\/logitech-g502-hero-wired-gaming-mouse-review-2024-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/10133201\/logitech-g502-hero-wired-gaming-mouse-review-2024-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/10133201\/logitech-g502-hero-wired-gaming-mouse-review-2024-768x769.jpg 768w, 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