• DocumentCode
    107496
  • Title

    Floating on air

  • Author

    Davies, Nicola

  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    Jun-15
  • Firstpage
    70
  • Lastpage
    71
  • Abstract
    The formal definition of \´levitation\´ is "the process by which an object is held aloft, without mechanical support, in a stable position". Rather than floating on water then, levitation occurs when an object is floating on air. This is a wonderful inversion of how we normally think about things. Air is experienced as a cushion, rather than an invisible, non-corporeal substance that we cannot interact with because it doesn\´t seem to quite be there.
  • Keywords
    magnetic levitation; floating; levitation; noncorporeal substance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering & Technology
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1750-9637
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/et.2015.0510
  • Filename
    7129211
    • Link To Document
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