Watch a magnet levitate

How do you make a magnet levitate? And how is this related to fusion energy? Tokamak Energy Senior Magnet Engineer Dr Greg Brittles tells us about high temperature superconductors for making tokamak magnets, as well as demonstrating the superconductor's most mesmerising property - levitation.

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Dr Greg Brittles is a recent DPhil graduate from the Superconducting Materials Group in the Materials Department, and now is a Magnet Engineer for one of our industrial partners, Tokamak Energy.