Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "magnetic-levitation"

1. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization.

Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayley Atwell

Votes: 897,674 | Gross: $176.65M

2. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

PG-13 | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When New York is put under siege by Oscorp, it is up to Spider-Man to save the city he swore to protect as well as his loved ones.

Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Paul Giamatti

Votes: 538,609 | Gross: $202.85M

3. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

PG | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads, with the help of a K.G.B. agent whose lover he killed.

Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jürgens, Richard Kiel

Votes: 116,352 | Gross: $46.80M

4. The Ambushers (1967)

Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Secret agent Matt Helm must battle foreign spies and a rogue nation's exiled ruler in order to recover a hijacked U.S. government experimental flying saucer.

Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Dean Martin, Senta Berger, Janice Rule, James Gregory

Votes: 2,313

5. Fringe (2008–2013)
Episode: Power Hungry (2008)

TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

An elevator crashes, killing a number of people, leading Olivia and the Bishops to a man who appears to unknowingly be able to manipulate electricity.

Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick, Kirk Acevedo

Votes: 2,848

6. Ancient Discoveries (2003–2009)
Episode: Lost Science of the Bible (2008)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History

This program explores whether some of the amazing feats described in the Bible that are often attributed to miracles or mythology could have a sound scientific basis. These include the ... See full summary »

Director: Belinda Kirk | Stars: Phil Crowley, Bettany Hughes, Ephraim Mirvis, Richard Windley

Votes: 9

7. The Action Lab (2016– )
Episode: Quantum Locking Will Blow Your Mind-How Does it Work? (2020)

17 min | Documentary

James got his hands on a type 2 superconductor. After chilling it with liquid nitrogen the fun begins. He places it on a magnet and it floats above the superconductor. Liikwise if the ... See full summary »

Star: James Orgill

8. Arvin Ash (2018– )
Episode: How do Superconductors work at the Quantum level? (2021)

14 min | Documentary

In a superconductor electrons are thought to pair up into "Cooper Pairs" that behave like bosons whereas single electrons are fermions. These boson-like pairs are in their lowest energy ... See full summary »

Star: Arvin Ash

9. Computer Chronicles (1983–2002)
Episode: High-Tech France - Part Two (1990)

TV-G | 29 min | News, Talk-Show

The second part of our review of French technology, shot on location in France. Included are ISDN, fiber optics, smart cards, the 185 mph TGV high-speed train, and a look inside the workings of the supersonic Concorde.

Stars: Stewart Cheifet, Gary Kildall, Jean-Pierre Temime

10. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Holographic Excitation (2012)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

While Raj plans Stuart's Halloween party at the comic book store, Howard annoys the rest of the gang by constantly talking about space, and Penny tries to take more of an interest in Leonard's work.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 3,681

11. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Making Stuff Colder (2013)

TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary

Part 3 of 4. An examination of cold science, including its use in saving the lives of trauma patients and possibly cooling a warming planet. Also: ultracold physics, which may lead to levitating trains and benefit quantum computers.

Director: Vincent Liota | Star: David Pogue

Votes: 42

12. Gulliver's Travels (1996)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1996)

Not Rated | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Gulliver describes his visit to the flying island Laputa and his encounter with the Houyhnhnms, a race of intelligent horses, and the bestial, human-like Yahoos. He must prove his sanity or spend the rest of his life in Bedlam.

Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Geraldine Chaplin

Votes: 70

13. The Vietnam War (2017)
Episode: The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965) (2017)

TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary, History, War

Fearing Saigon's collapse, President Lyndon B. Johnson authorizes the bombing of North Vietnam, and sends U.S. ground troops to the south.

Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Jean-Marie Crocker, Carol Crocker, Lyndon B. Johnson

Votes: 835