The interaction between a superconductor and a permanent magnet produces levitation because the superconductor will reject the magnetic field. This is called the Meissner effect. The videos showcase work from the Superconductivity Group at Tel-Aviv University in Israel. The first video shows a demo of this quantum locking and levitation in action, but the second video gives a better explanation of what is going on and shows a few very cool demos not shown in the first video. Both are pretty mind blowing and well worth watching.
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