Europe is very close to making a huge move for its railway industry. A test by Italian firm IronLev has provided successful examples of how a magnetic levitation train, or maglev, might work on ...

Maglev bullet trains promise a future where steel wheels and clattering rails give way to smooth, floating speed. Yet the reality on today’s tracks is more nuanced, with some systems gliding entirely ...

People look at a high-speed maglev train model on display at the fourth World Manufacturing Convention in Hefei, East China's Anhui Province, Nov. 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Han Xu) Construction began on ...

SINCE the 1960s, transportation industry planners have sought an energy-efficient design for a train that can glide through air at speeds up to 500 kilometers per hour. This type of train, called a ...

China has set a new world record by testing its fastest maglev train, which reached a speed of 700 km per hour in just 2 seconds, moving so quickly that it is almost impossible to track with the naked ...

China has set a new world record in high-speed rail technology after successfully testing a superconducting electric maglev train that reached a staggering speed of 700 km/h in just two seconds. The ...