Directory of Magnetic Levitation Resources

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Magnetic levitation, maglev, or magnetic suspension is a method by which an object is suspended with no support other than magnetic fields. The electromagnetic force is used to counteract the effects of the gravitational force.

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• Maglev and Other Research of Dr. Marc T. Thompson

  http://www.thompsonrd.com/Research/res1.htm
  Research interests of Marc T. Thompson, Ph.D., system design consultant and Professor of Electrical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

• Maglev Net

  http://www.maglev.net/
  News about maglev trains and magnetic levitation technology, information on proposed projects. Basic facts, images and videos about maglev trains.

• Maglev Quicklinks

  http://faculty.washington.edu/~jbs/itrans/maglevq.htm
  Links to systems currently operational or under development.

• Magnet Science Experiments

  http://www.wondermagnet.com/experiments.html
  A simple how-to for creating your own diamagnetic levitation experiments, complete with demonstration images and thorough explanations.

• Magnetic Levitation

  http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~ppzlev
  Magnetic levitation research at the University of Nottingham, England.

• Magnetic Levitation - Science is Fun

  http://www.levitationfun.com/
  Magnetic levitation information, photos and links. Includes the article "What is a magnetic field?".

• Magnetic Levitation Links and Experiments by Bill Beaty

  http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/maglev/maglev.html
  Part of Bill Beaty's extensive science site.

• Shanghai's Maglev: The World's Fastest Train

  http://www.gluckman.com/Maglev.html
  The future is here, in Shanghai, where the world's first maglev is up and running, reports Ron Gluckman.

• The Frog That Learned to Fly

  http://www.ru.nl/hfml/research/levitation/diamagnetic/
  Information on diamagnetic levitation from the High Field Magnet Laboratory at Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen.

• Thompson Consulting

  http://www.thompsonrd.com/
  Magnetic suspensions and power electronics design.

• Urban Maglev

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UrbanMaglev
  Discussion group and news archive for those interested in low speed maglev ("urban maglev"), quiet trains designed for urban transit, with top service speeds usually under about 100mph.

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