Links and Resources

Magnet Lab Resources

• What's Superconductivity?
  As defined by a MagLab expert.
• What's a Superconducting Magnet?
  As defined by a MagLab expert.
• Maglev Trains (audio slideshow)
  Prof. Eric Hellstrom of the lab's Applied Superconductivity Center uses a toy train to demonstrate magnetic levitation, the Meissner Effect and magnetic flux trapping.
• Maglev Trains (article)
  Around the world, scientists and engineers have been developing maglev trains – trains that levitate above a magnetic field.
• Making Superconducting Magnets
  Like most people, we'd rather pay less for electricity. Which is one reason (though not the only one) that we use and build superconducting magnets.
• The World's Strongest Magnet
  A nine-minute audio slideshow on our world-record 45 tesla hybrid magnet, which combines the powers and advantages of both a superconducting magnet and a resistive magnet.
• Materials with Superpowers
  So-called "high temperature" superconductivity holds tremendous promise, but before engineers can harness this super power, scientists must unlock the secrets behind these mysterious materials.
• MRI: A Guided Tour
  These awesome diagnostic tools, powered by strong superconducting magnets, save countless lives with their ability to pinpoint tumors and other abnormalities.
• Cryogenics for English Majors
  Samuel Taylor Coleridge lends a hand as we explore cryogenics – how to get things fantastically frigid – and the fascinating element that makes it all possible.
• Magnets: From Mini to Mighty
  If your knowledge of magnets ends with posting a to-do list on the fridge, add this to the list: Learn more about magnets! You can start here with a straightforward rundown of magnet types, uses and strengths, explained in a way that will help make the facts stick.
• Materials Under the Microscope
  These galleries are illustrated with beautiful photomicrographs (color photographs taken through an optical microscope) produced at the Magnet Lab.

Other Web Resources

• Applications of Superconductivity
  Matt Jewell of the MagLab's Applied Superconductivity Center explains the topic in this online video from the Florida Education Channel
• Superconductors.org
• Video demonstration of MagLev trains (YouTube)
• Virtual Journal of Applications of Superconductivity
• A Teacher’s Guide to Superconductivity for High School Students (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
• A Chat with Bob Schrieffer, Contributor to the BCS Theory (Florida State University)

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