Magnetic levitation, or maglev, technology has been around since the 1940s, but it's only now coming into focus as a means of high-speed transit. There are several maglev train systems spread ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China is pushing the boundaries of high-speed rail technology with its ambitious development of maglev trains that could ...

China's aerospace engineers are combining magnetic levitation and vacuum tube technology to build a train that travels nearly ...

China has successfully tested a magnetic levitation (Maglev) technology which could see trains travel faster than most planes. The most recent test, demonstrated at Donghu Laboratory in Hubei Province ...

A zero to 60 mph time of just under seven seconds is decent, but not too noteworthy. A zero to 100 mph in the same time would be astounding. But zero to 404 mph? Welcome to the future of trains, as ...

China has successfully completed the demonstration test of its innovative ultra-high-speed (UHS) maglev transportation system, achieving a significant milestone. This new maglev train can reach speeds ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. China has successfully tested its new ultra-high-speed (UHS) maglev train, which can reach speeds up to 621 mph, making ...

On a short stretch of track in northern China, a heavy block of engineering briefly moved with the urgency of a launched projectile. In a test that prioritised hardware limits over passenger comfort, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2013, Elon Musk talked about the Hyperloop. A futuristic transport system built around near-vacuum tubes designed to whisk ...

The successful bidder is the Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles, which won the tender thanks to its deep understanding of the magnetic levitation technology, according ...

As China builds out the next generation of magnetic levitation trains, the U.S. has a grand total of one maglev line in development. Or, make that had one in development, because Transportation ...