Analyzing food and beverages with magnetic levitation

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 11:02 in Mathematics & Economics

Scientists are reporting development of a new use for magnetic levitation, or "maglev," the futuristic technology best known for enabling high-speed passenger trains to float above the tracks. In ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, they describe putting maglev to use in an inexpensive sensor for analyzing food, water, and other beverages.

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