Another key area where superconductors could make an impact is in transportation. Magnetic levitation (maglev) trains, which rely on superconducting magnets to float above their tracks ...

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 ...

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 ...

They are all that is left of a bold experiment to create Britain’s first full-sized magnetic levitating train, an experiment ... The dream of a British MagLev wasn’t over, but the 1980s ...

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 ... Railway Co. (JR Tokai), which is building the maglev line, allowed reporters to visit a tunnel ...

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 ...

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 ...