Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham. A titanium heart sounds like something made for the Tin Woodman in The Wizard of Oz – but for the first time, on July 9, it was ...

Magnetic levitation, or maglev, technology has been around since the 1940s, but it's only now coming into focus as a means of high-speed transit. There are several maglev train systems spread ...

China has pushed magnetic levitation technology into a new speed class after a dramatic test. On Thursday, state broadcaster CCTV aired footage showing researchers from the National University of ...

Finally, we discussed fundamental advantages and disadvantages that Maglev systems have compared to conventional railways. In this video, we put out focus to real-life implementation of Maglev ...

SHANGHAI – From Pudong International Airport, the ride to the center of this city 30 kilometers away took all of 10 minutes on the maglev train. Maglev is magnetic levitation or electromagnetic ...

China has successfully completed the demonstration test of its innovative ultra-high-speed (UHS) maglev transportation system, achieving a significant milestone. This new maglev train can reach speeds ...

When Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was in Japan expressing amazement at magnetic-levitation train technology, residents in the path of the proposed high-speed train back home were less than impressed. "I ...

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 ...

People driving to and from California this and last week may have seen work crews in the Interstate 15 median and on some highway shoulders surveying the landscape and taking core samples. It’s the ...

Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corp. will employ so-called maglev technology -- capable of suspending objects in mid-air through the combination of magnetic attraction and repulsion -- to ...