November 12, 2020

Today I will cover the third and final part from the article linked in Tuesday’s post! In the final part of the article, the author linked two videos that show a presentation of “The Cooling Superconductor Experiment”. What makes this experiment different is that to keep the superconductor cooled for longer, it “is partly insulated with white plumbing tape and placed in a little container. Liquid nitrogen is then continuously poured into this container keeping the superconductor cool for even longer”. The videos also provide a perfect view of the turn within the track and the magnets used. It can be seen that the magnets within the turns appear to be smaller and square shaped rather than the long rectangular magnets that are used in the straight path. These videos are good to keep in thought when shopping for magnets to conduct your own experiment! https://youtu.be/L7A4GmuZkyE AND https://youtu.be/dU1QBZrl1CM