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Chinese Super-MagLev Train Could Reach 1,800 MPH

Benji Jerew — Tue, 13 May 2014 17:03:55 +0000

The Applied Superconductivity Laboratory of Southwest Jiaotong University, China, says that its new Super-Maglev train could reach speeds of up to 1,800 mph, but is it (pardon the pun) a pipe-dream? Tube transport has featured in The Jetsons, Futurama, and your local drive-through banking center, for decades. The closest we’ve come to human or cargo […]

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Superconductor Levitation, “Kinda Fun,” and Useful? [Video]

Benji Jerew — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:21:30 +0000

Aside from use in the LHC [Large Hadron Collider] superconductors have application in the real world. After all, no one really needs a hadron collider in their back yard, not even a little one. Thinking about the properties of superconductors, mainly two things come to mind. First, they can carry insane amounts of electricity with almost […]

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Japanese MagLev Train Travels at 310 MPH. Electrically.

Mike Sandru — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:49:23 +0000

Japan was always known for new technologies regarding trains, but the newest Maglev electric train that travels at 310 MPH is a real monster in its class. The JR Central Railway Company has presented this new electric train model that can travel at unseen speeds before. Design and development for this train has been going […]

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