Gravitomagnetism & Nano?


A pair of scientists funded by ESA are claiming to have observed some
sort of gravitational anomaly by rotating a superconductive ring:

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/GSP/SEM0L6OVGJE_0.html

Although miniscule in size, this gravitomagnetism effect seems to be
similar to the frame-dragging effect observed in much larger rotating
heavenly bodies.

What are the implications of this for our technology? Could this
phenomenon be harnessed for useful purposes?

We talk about nano-mechanical actuators and switches able to displace
or rotate at extraordinarily rapid speeds. Could this behavior be
exploited in the service of harnessing gravitomagnetic effects? A
material composed of lots of tiny superconductive nano-gyroscopes,
perhaps reducing its apparent mass in a gravitational field? What
nano-scale objects lack in mass, could they perhaps make up for with
speed? Possible?


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