WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A dumbbell-shaped nanoparticle powered just by the force and torque of light has become the world's fastest-spinning object. Scientists at Purdue University created the object, ...

He had to power it via a coil hidden in the base unit, so that it could remain light ... like the spinning ring, when he’s testing it, just as much as the final spinning globe.

The magnets at the top and bottom of the frame keep the globe afloat and spinning. It does so silently as to not be a distraction to anyone in your surroundings and has an LED light to look extra ...