Tesla Briefs... A News Roundup of Tesla Technology (Oct. 1992)

Museum Exhibit Gets a New Twist

One of the more interesting exhibits at the museum is our magnetic vise. This device was discovered and loaned to the museum by Roger Tomlin.

The vise can be turned "ON" and "OFF" by a lever on the side. In the OFF position, ferrous objects can be moved on and off the vise without difficulty. However, in the ON position, once an object is on the vise, it doesn't come off.

Unless... In Tech Tips mu metal is described. When a piece of mu-metal is placed on the vise and the object is placed on top, the object can be moved on and off at will. The mu metal allows the magnetic force to flow through it instead of through the air! The mu metal forms a barrier to magnetic force in much the same manner as metal does to electric fields.

Come visit the museum and see this and other exciting demonstrations on the lab tour at the Nikola Tesla Museum of Science & Industry at 2220 East Bijou Street in Colorado Springs, CO. See you soon!

Museum Hours....

After studying our data collected over the past 2 years, we have decided to optimize the hours of museum operation. Our Museum Hours are:

Monday - Friday 10 AM - 4 PM
Tours 2:00 PM

Saturday 11 AM - 4 PM
Tours at 2:00 PM

Closed Sundays and Holidays

These year-round hours are now in effect. For those who need special arrangements, we can usually setup an appointment if notified in advance. The highlight of the museum is the laboratory tour that lasts about 90minutes. The tours cost $4⁰⁰ for adults and $2⁰⁰ for children.

Call for Demonstrations/Papers

Planning for the 1993 Extraordinary Science Conference is underway. The 1993 Conference will commemorate over 500 years of discovery and exploration since Columbus’s voyage over the edge of the Earth. Although many proclaimed Tesla a great inventor, Tesla preferred to refer to himself as a discoverer.

Demonstrations and lectures are being sought in the following areas:

Basic Scientific Research,
Alternate Energy,
Bioelectric/magnetic research,
Communications,
Advanced Transportation.

Demonstrations/lectures will be selected on the basis of a 250-500 word abstract. The abstract should include a clear, brief description of your demonstration, investigation, and/or conclusions. Emphasis will be given to those able to demonstrate actual working devices.