GMT Sci/Tech The magnetic attraction of trains Germany's Transrapid - 450 kph (280 mph) In the coming months, some hard decisions will ...

A Maglev is a vehicle based on the principles of magnetic levitation ... This is used to push the train up to speed, as well as slow it down for braking.

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 ...

A superconducting magnetic levitation train, also known as SCMaglev or Maglev for short, can travel at speeds up to 300 mph or faster. Project developers for a proposed Maglev train in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japan's maglev train just set a world record speed of 375 mph (over 600 kph) during a manned test run on April 21. Central Japan Railway plans to launch the service of the magnetically levitated ...

KAWASAKI--A section of a tunnel for a magnetic-levitation bullet train service that is under ... (JR Tokai), which is building the maglev line, allowed reporters to visit a tunnel being bored ...

There are several maglev train systems spread throughout Asia, and one of the countries at the forefront of the technology is ...

The maglev interior is slightly smaller than the bullet trains now in operation. There are also only four seats to a row, compared to the five now in use in Shinkansen trains. The window size is ...

China's new high-speed train doesn't roll along railways, it flies through tubes. There are hopes it will one day connect cities and villages across the country, running at speeds of up to 4,000 ...

Delays have also been a theme in Japan. The 26.6-mile stretch of the maglev train that Maryland officials rode both in 2015 and on Saturday is part of a larger future line planned between the ...