A simple recap from Tuesday: Superconductors are materials that conduct electricity without producing any resistance, meaning they can carry an electrical current for an indefinite amount of time without losing any energy due to resistance.
From the article (https://www.first4magnets.com/blog/liquid-nitrogen-cooled-levitating-superconductor), I learned that these “train tracks” that carry the electric current are filled with superconductors that are made from different materials. A goal would be to learn the different types of materials that are used to be transformed into superconductors. This track is then cooled using liquid nitrogen which keeps it at the constant cooling temperature needed for the material to exhibit superconductor properties. The picture below is an example of this progress. As an experiment, I hope to recreate this model in class. Possible goals would be to add more weight to the moving magnet and/or making the track to be one big slab rather than a track the follows the same path in a circle.
Solving the Future 