With a superconducting magnet, scientists have been able to generate a field powerful enough to lift the water inside living animals. The most amazing part is that the field can operate at room temperature!
Researchers have setup a plastic cage that keeps the mice in during levitation. The results so far seem to be pretty positive, showing that the mice can get used to floating inside their cages quickly. Short term effects of the magnetic field do not have any negative implications so far, and previous tests of strong magnetic fields on rats for prolonged periods did not show anything as well.
While this might not be the kind of levitation you were hoping for, I have to say that this is pretty impressive and rather ingenious way to make animals float. Combine this with perpetual motion cats, and we’re well on our way to flying cat and mouse chase games.
[Contents via Gizmodo]
[Original Story via LiveScience]
