A groundbreaking discovery has been made by a Turkish scientist in the field of magnetic levitation. In 2021, Hamdi Ucar revealed a revolutionary new form of magnetic levitation. This phenomenon occurred when a rapidly rotating magnet caused a nearby magnet to levitate.
The discovery defied classical physics and intrigued scientists worldwide. Following the publication of Ucar’s research, Professor Rasmus Bjørk and his team at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) endeavored to study and replicate the unusual phenomenon.
Through their research, Bjørk and his team confirmed and explained the underlying physics of the levitation. The team found that the levitating magnet aligns with the spinning magnet, creating an equilibrium similar to a spinning top.
Rasmus Bjørk and MSc student Joachim M. Hermansen were able to replicate the experiment using readily available components. They discovered that as the floater magnet locked into a position close to the axis of rotation and the like pole of the rotor magnet, it began to hover.
The scientists found that there was a significant impact of magnet size on levitation dynamics, with smaller magnets requiring higher rotation speeds for levitation due to their larger inertia. Their observations and findings have been extensively documented and were recently published in the journal “Physics Review Applied.”
In addition, the researchers made an intriguing comparison, likening the levitation phenomenon to a spinning top. Bjørk explained that the floater magnet, like a spinning top, will hover or levitate as long as the rotation is maintained but will succumb to the forces of gravity once the rotation has decreased.
This research serves to expand our understanding of the fundamental principles of magnetism and has the potential to revolutionize the field of magnetic levitation. The scientific community eagerly anticipates the further exploration and utilization of this groundbreaking discovery.