Lexus has released a new video which details exactly how its hoverboard works.
The hoverboard was created by a team of engineers from IFW Dresden and evico GmbH, both of which specialize in magnetic levitation technology. Once built, the board was ridden around a specially prepared skate park, even managing to complete a jump.
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Inside the board, a superconducting material is kept at -197 degrees thanks to liquid nitrogen. The board is then placed above a track containing permanent magnets with the magnetic field from the track effectively frozen into the superconductors in the board.
For a more thorough explanation along with great visual aids, check out the video below.
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