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World's Fastest Air Bearings

Posted June 01, 2010 1:28 PM

From The Engineer - News:

Researchers in Belgium have developed the world's fastest air bearings for applications ranging from the food industry to electric cars. A team at Belgian university KU Leuven has made a shaft that runs at 1.2 million rotations per minute, which is 133 times faster than the maximum rpm of a Ferrari 458 Italia.

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Re: World's Fastest Air Bearings

06/01/2010 10:48 PM

Bet you it costs the same as the mentioned Ferrari. It will never be available for the masses ... too bad ... so sad.

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