AT LAST, mice have been levitated.
The trick was performed using a strong magnetic field that distorts the movement of electrons in water molecules, which in turn produces a magnetic field opposing the one applied. The result is a repulsive effect, which was used by Yuanming Liu and colleagues at the in Pasadena, California, to lift a young mouse weighing 10 grams.
Levitated mice could be a testing ground for studying the effects of space travel on humans, such as bone and muscle loss and changes in blood flow. Liu’s machine can mimic anything between Earth and…
