Author Archives: Katerina Skripnik

What seems to be a short and simple video blew my mind! In the video linked below, it demonstrates the superconducting cooling process up-close and personal. The experimenter takes Yttrium barium copper oxide (Chemical formula: YBa2Cu3O7), places a magnet on top, and cools the elements with liquid nitrogen. It can be seen how the elementsContinue reading “October 27, 2020”

Earlier before, I skimmed over the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 superconductors and decided to return to completely understand this concept. The main difference between them is how the breakdown of the Meissner Effect occurs. In Type 1 the magnetic field cannot penetrate into the material whereas it can for a Type 2Continue reading “October 26, 2020”

Today was trip day!! Another fellow classmate, teacher, and I got the opportunity to go on a tour of Consolidated Scrap Resources in Harrisburg. When I first heard about this place I only pictured a dump, but there are so many interesting concepts that are involved in behind the scenes. In comparison, the facility remindedContinue reading “October 23, 2020”

Today was our second bi-weekly meeting. Mine was short and sweet with Mr. Snell. We looked over my progress thus far and what I have or haven’t accomplished since the last meeting. I have achieved the goal of deciding which topic to pursue: magnets or shopping carts. I have headed into the direction of magneticContinue reading “October 22, 2020”

Before going on a tour to CSR, I wanted to gather some research about the company and what it is they do. CSR focuses on ferrous and non ferrous metals. Below is the research I gathered from this link on the difference between the two. The main aspect that sets them apart is that ferrousContinue reading “October 21, 2020”

I’ve got say, I’ve hit a bit of a slump as to what to do right now. I have written out a plan for the conclusion of this project which is to find the materials needs to create the super conductor experiment, create it and add my aspect to the idea, and then that wouldContinue reading “October 19 and 20, 2020”

As a perfect end to this weeks work and to wrap up the research of the levitating superconductor train, I wanted to watch some videos and find some examples of this project to seal the idea and process in my head. Linked below is a very cool and interesting video of a project that traveledContinue reading “October 16, 2020”

Looking over yesterdays progress, I realized I need to emphasize a few factors that are apart of the creation of the liquid nitrogen cooled levitating superconductor train. Specifically for the track seen is yesterdays post, F30105 magnets (neodymium magnets) are used to create the “track” which are resting on a steel sheet. With the presenceContinue reading “October 15, 2020”

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 thatContinue reading “October 14, 2020”

Today was the first day back and in person! It was an interesting experience as it was not exactly what I thought it would be. I took the whole entire period to lookover my progress thus far and the research I’ve done so far about the Lexus hoverboard. The hovering effect was created through theContinue reading “October 13, 2020”