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PositionTECHNOLOGY - Hendo Hoverboard - Brief article

A quarter century after Marty McFly (left) rode a "hoverboard" in the film Back to the Future II, a California startup says it's made the floating device a reality. The Hendo Hoverboard, set for release in October, weighs 100 pounds and moves like a skateboard but an inch above the ground. How? A magnetic field transmits enough electromagnetic energy to make the board float. (Think of two magnets with the same polarity repelling each other.) The same technology is used to power high-speed trains in parts of Asia and...

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