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 ...

Japan is gearing up to redefine rail travel with its ambitious maglev train project, which aims to achieve speeds exceeding 600 kilometers per hour (approximately 373 miles per hour). Initially slated ...

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 ...

Imagine a future where we effortlessly glide from city to city on highways not of asphalt, but of magnetically charged tracks. This isn’t science fiction, but a real possibility with magnetic ...

In Japan, there is a train that doesn’t run on tracks in the traditional way. Instead, it moves through the air using Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) technology. The SCmaglev train exemplifies this ...

China has successfully tested its new ultra-high-speed (UHS) maglev train, which can reach speeds up to 621 mph, making it the fastest train in the world. The demonstration, carried out in Shanxi ...

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 ...

Not only will the start of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Line utilizing maglev technology be delayed by about eight years but construction costs will also spiral upward by about 4 trillion yen ($26 ...

A breakthrough in high-speed rail design could make the world's fastest trains safer, quieter, and greener. Chinese researchers have found a way to slash the deafening "tunnel boom" shock wave caused ...

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 ...

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 ...