Today was a great day of progress! I met with Mr. Wagoner to discuss the materials that I would need to create the “Cooling Superconductor Experiment”. We looked at different magnets and I realized how expense and small they are. The link below will bring you to the page where we looked at purchasing magnets. What’s cool about this site is that they provide a picture a penny for size comparison to the actual magnets.
https://www.first4magnets.com/neodymium-t137
I learned that the strength of a magnet determines the amount of weight that it can carry as we saw one that can haul 16 pounds! I thought that was crazy and began to think of different items that could travel along the track without exceeding the weight limit. The length of the track does not have an effect for how the super conductor will remain hovering as that is effected by when it is cooled down and more liquid nitrogen needs to be added. After brainstorming and looking over ideas, we decided that the FINAL plan is to create a circular track by angling the magnets in a brick-like pattern and to create a cooler that the superconductor can be placed in with the liquid nitrogen allowing it to remain cooled for a longer period of time! After today, I feel very guided and have a clear sense for what I need to do to wrap everything up.
Solving the Future 