Researchers at OIST built a graphite disk that levitates and spins for hours in a vacuum, showing how perfect magnetic symmetry can cancel energy loss.
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Scientific sorcery? Japan achieves near-frictionless levitation on macroscopic rotor
The new levitating rotor works because of its rotational symmetry. Unlike plates that move up and down in varying magnetic fields, the spinning rotor stays within a constant magnetic flux. This ...
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With a clever design, researchers have solved eddy-current damping in macroscopic levitating systems, paving the way for a ...
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Monday that the country will defend its airspace if any aircraft threaten its territory, according to state-run news channel TVP Info. “We will make the decision ...
12:03, Mon, Sep 22, 2025 Updated: 13:47, Mon, Sep 22, 2025 Donald Tusk, Poland's Prime Minister, has issued a stark warning to Vladimir Putin on Monday, vowing to shoot down foreign objects violating ...
Poland's prime minister says his nation will not hesitate to shoot down objects that violate its airspace and pose a threat. Estonia said three Russian fighter jets violated its airspace on Friday, ...
WARSAW — Poland will shoot down enemy aircraft if they violate its territory, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Monday. “I want to be very clear. We will make a decision to shoot down flying ...
Apple has rolled out iOS 26, and for the first time in years, the operating system feels fundamentally different. The centerpiece is the new Liquid Glass interface – a translucent, fluid design that ...
A reader plays retro game Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy and finds an unusually inventive third person shooter with some very unique psychic powers. Over two decades ago a cool game came out.
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