Recent advancements in magnetic-levitation (maglev) technology harbor the potential to radically transform the landscape of the freight industry. By integrating maglev technology into existing freight ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine gliding across long distances at nearly 400 miles per hour on a train that floats silently above its tracks. No rattling ...

Japan is currently developing the world’s fastest train, the L0 Series, which is a Japanese maglev train being produced and tested by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). This train is ...

China's aerospace engineers are combining magnetic levitation and vacuum tube technology to build a train that travels nearly as fast as sound, making cross-country trips shorter than a lunch break.

Maglev trains float above their tracks, eliminating wheel–rail contact and allowing speeds far beyond conventional rail. However, this technological advantage comes with an invisible challenge: ...

Not only will the start of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Line utilizing maglev technology be delayed by about eight years but ...

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, ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The construction of what is intended to be the world’s fastest train, the Chuo Shinkansen Maglev, which is intended to ...

See how scientists proposed a model for a magnetic levitation (Maglev) train that shoots through a massive vacuum-sealed tube in order to reach orbital velocities and propel the train into outer space ...

I have volunteered and been actively involved with Citizens Against the SCMaglev and the nonprofit Maryland Coalition for Responsible Transit to oppose the proposed magnetic levitation transportation ...

Central Japan Railway Co. said its magnetic levitation bullet train reached 603 kilometers an hour (375 miles an hour) during its test run Tuesday, breaking the speed record it set last week. The ...