![What quantum locking or flux pinning looks like with a type II superconductor : r/Damnthatsinteresting What quantum locking or flux pinning looks like with a type II superconductor : r/Damnthatsinteresting](https://external-preview.redd.it/mdVJnkKD_3xVFPuw5fMdDhl-3_buz7q3d9-SUcZ6bhw.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd541f821da0b545d6b375547a20ed5af3e9f758)
What quantum locking or flux pinning looks like with a type II superconductor : r/Damnthatsinteresting
![So I've just randomly stumbled across something called "Quantum locking" which pertains to a superconductor being trapped within a magnetic field, causing it to levitate and and will not move without an So I've just randomly stumbled across something called "Quantum locking" which pertains to a superconductor being trapped within a magnetic field, causing it to levitate and and will not move without an](https://external-preview.redd.it/so-ive-just-randomly-stumbled-across-something-called-v0-v8QxO6RzN_MxA1mRwn1O_ZJKl8BRZuq48pxhj8jg-O8.png?width=640&crop=smart&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6647a989f5b8d2602d04d411df3f57c23dac5cd1)
So I've just randomly stumbled across something called "Quantum locking" which pertains to a superconductor being trapped within a magnetic field, causing it to levitate and and will not move without an
![Department of Physics at University of Oxford on Twitter: "Welcome to Week 3 of the #OxfordPhysicsColouringChallenge! Ever wondered how a superconductor can float *and* hang near a magnet? Well here's it's little Department of Physics at University of Oxford on Twitter: "Welcome to Week 3 of the #OxfordPhysicsColouringChallenge! Ever wondered how a superconductor can float *and* hang near a magnet? Well here's it's little](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWClFNCXQAAJJK7.jpg:large)