Instructional Video2:53
MinutePhysics

3 Simple Ways to Time Travel (& 3 Complicated Ones)

12th - Higher Ed
One Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in one minute!
Instructional Video10:22
TED Talks

Boaz Almog: The levitating superconductor

12th - Higher Ed
How can a super-thin 3-inch disk levitate something 70,000 times its own weight? In a riveting demonstration, Boaz Almog shows how a phenomenon known as quantum locking allows a superconductor disk to float over a magnetic rail --...
Instructional Video5:25
SciShow

3 Ways to Explore the “Ignorosphere"

12th - Higher Ed
One of the hardest places to explore in space is actually pretty close, some call it the ignorosphere.
Instructional Video5:16
SciShow

Diamagnetism: How to Levitate a Frog

12th - Higher Ed
You might associate levitation with magic, but science has its own version.
Instructional Video8:40
Curated Video

Mind Over Matter: Controlling Technology with Thought

6th - Higher Ed
Discover the cutting-edge technology enabling humans to control objects with their thoughts alone. Witness experiments like levitating plates and piloting drones using brain-computer interfaces, and explore the life-changing...
Instructional Video8:23
Physics Girl

I built an acoustic LEVITATOR! Making liquid float on air

9th - 12th
Ultrasonic levitation, IN YOUR HOME! Learn how an acoustic levitator works and how to make one.
Instructional Video1:15
Physics Girl

How to float a ping pong ball on air - The Coandă Effect

9th - 12th
Widely explained using the Bernoulli principle, this phenomenon is actually dominated by the Coanda effect.
Instructional Video5:00
Curated Video

Unveiling the Secrets of Levitation Tricks

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this video, we explore the fascinating world of levitation tricks. From the Balducci levitation to the Superman and King's levitation, we uncover the secrets behind these illusions. Discover how magicians use clever techniques, props,...
Instructional Video5:00
Curated Video

The Truth Behind the Floating Guru

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Find out the secret behind the mystical act of levitation. This video explains how the illusion is achieved through simple and ingenious engineering, using a concealed frame attached to a walking stick. This eye-opening explanation...
Instructional Video1:12
Next Animation Studio

China’s new hovering train is faste

12th - Higher Ed
The new train uses electromagnets to hover and move, and it can easily beat a passenger jet on a thousand-kilometer route.
Instructional Video1:08
Next Animation Studio

China completes the world’s first ‘artificial moon’

12th - Higher Ed
China says it has built an artificial moon that can make frogs and pretty much anything else float in the air.
Instructional Video3:40
Physics Girl

Singing plates - Standing Waves on Chladni plates

9th - 12th
Use physics to create cool patterns on a vibrating plate. How is this like a guitar string or a singing wine glass?
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Levitating Fruit Flies to Learn About Space Travel

9th - 10th
Listen to this discussion of a Video Pick of the Week, which looks at research into levitating fruit flies (and other things) using a strong magnet. This work, being done at the University of Nottingham, has applications to space travel....