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diamagnetic

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diamagnetic [¦dī·ə·mag′ned·ik]
(electromagnetism)
Having a magnetic permeability less than 1; materials with this property are repelled by a magnet and tend to position themselves at right angles to magnetic lines of force.


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In a realistic apparatus, target dependent magnetic fields exist for example the diamagnetic properties of the target material alters the field in the chamber region.
These so-called diamagnetic materials have no permanent magnetic character but generate magnetism that opposes an applied magnetic field.
SRI International, a leading independent research institute, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued SRI a patent for its frictionless transport technology based on diamagnetic levitation (U.
 
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