Maglev trains are very real and very practical, but maglev cars? Well, let’s just say they aren’t exactly in their golden age. That hasn’t stopped researchers at China’s Southwest Jiaotong University ...

Although railway construction issues have pushed back the scheduled start of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Line, improvements on ...

Japan, renowned for its technological innovations, is on the brink of revolutionizing the automotive industry with the development of magnetic levitation (maglev) cars. This groundbreaking technology, ...

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Do bullet trains actually need wheels? The answer isn't a simple no. Discover which high-speed trains still roll on rubber ...

Maglev trains are the Concorde of rail travel. Floating above the track, they are capable of more than 300 miles per hour, just 200 mph shy of commercial airline speeds. Short for "Magnetic Levitation ...

The $400 million Maglev passenger train is on track to get its first cars in summer 2016. American Maglev Technology Inc. has set the stage to get its first two magnetic-levitation passenger trains by ...

Researchers from the Southwest Jiaotong University in China have developed cars that use magnetic levitation technology to float above a track. The eight vehicles were recently tested in Jiangsu along ...

China has just completed the road test for their first-ever maglev vehicle, as reported by South China Morning Post. The vehicle was developed by researchers from Southwest Jiaotong University in ...

BEIJING, China, June 4, 2012 (ENS) – Volkswagen’s People’s Car Project launched last year has led to creation of a “Hover Car” that floats above the road using electromagnetic levitation. The project ...

It sure looks like a roller coaster, but this maglev (magnetic levitation) car is more likely in development for personal transportation. By Tyco and Gakken, the maglev system suspends the car 2-3 ...

A Japanese maglev train, operated by Central Japan Railway (JR Central), set a new world speed record on Tuesday during a test run near Mount Fuji, reaching 374 mph, according to Natsuko Fukue of the ...