A test by Italian firm IronLev has provided successful examples of how a magnetic levitation train, or maglev, might work on already existing train tracks. This is a huge boon, as the maglev demo ...

A blink and you will miss it test ride on the maglev Chuo Shinkansen Line offers some idea of the potential of traveling at 500 kph. Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) provided a trial run for ...

this next-generation train levitates above the tracks using superconducting magnets, reducing friction and allowing for an ultra-smooth ride. However, despite its advantages, maglev technology ...

We don’t know about that. What’s wrong with using LEGO as a research platform for a Maglev? This team has been doing so for quite some time and with great results. A Maglev is a vehicle based ...

and that tracks could even travel through buildings as soon as 2016. The network of computer-controlled ‘jet-like’ vehicles will use Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) technology to provide what the ...

It's simple: The Shanghai Maglev is one of the fastest passenger trains in the world. Traveling at about 270 miles per hour, this train is the adult equivalent of the theme park ride, especially ...

In this three week storyline unit, students investigate a maglev train and the electromagnetic forces that cause a maglev train to levitate and provide the source of propulsion for the train. The ...

SAGAMIHARA, Kanagawa Prefecture--A massive hole here will one day house an underground station for the maglev Chuo Shinkansen Line as excavation work continues. The new station, tentatively called ...

The dream of a British MagLev wasn’t over ... It does make one wonder: will the test tracks for Hyperloop transportation break the mold and find mainstream use or will we find ourselves 50 ...