Like most of you must remember, according to Back to the Future, humanity is one year away of having fully functional hover-boards.
According to I Fucking Love Science, Arx Pax, sometimes referring to themselves as Hendo, claim they have developed a hoverboard able to carry a human over any conductor that is not ferromagnetic – that is not containing iron, nickel or cobalt.
Arx Pax say that the hoverboard will be just the beginning, a way of mobilizing the capacity of technology that will eventually embrace flying cars and earthquake-proof buildings. They've certainly convinced some people, with their Kickstarter campaign more than half-funded.
As explained in IFLS, "In theory the idea is possible. Under Lenz's Law, a changing electric current will generate a counterbalancing current in nearby conducting materials, and each will produce a magnetic field that will repel the other. It's hard to make something relying on magnetic fields stable"
"The big challenge, however, is creating something that can produce enough power to support a human, and do it for long enough on small batteries to give a worthwhile experience. Battery technology is improving to meet the needs of electric cars"
Arx Pax is not showing evidence that support they're claims, but I'm sure all of you (just like myself) would love that they could accomplish the task in hands.
Source: I Fucking Love Science
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