---
title: "New Transmission Mechanism Uses Magnetic Levitating Gear"
description: "Researchers are developing a new transmission mechanism with no touching parts, based on magnetic forces which prevent friction and wear and make lubrication unnecessary"
date: "2014-12-01"
modified: "2014-12-01"
authors:
  - name: "Andrew Johnson"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/andrewjohnson"
url: "https://futurism.com/new-transmission-mechanism-uses-magnetic-levitating-gear"
categories:
  - "Future Society"
---

# New Transmission Mechanism Uses Magnetic Levitating Gear

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/levitating-gea_660.jpg>)

- The transmission mechanism is developed by researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
- The transmission mechanism consists of a magnetic gear reducer, a mechanism that transforms speed from an input axle to another in an output axle, but unlike a conventional gear reducer, this transmission is produced without contact between the pieces thanks to the magnetism
- Researchers say that the transmission mechanism can work in cryogenic temperatures