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The future of the maglev toys

Recently, a group of students created a new toy idea – and it went viral. The video, highlighted by the Japan Institute of Science and Technology, featured a Controlled Quantum Levitation Wipe-Out Track. People all over the world watched the…

Dowling Magnets Magic Bullet Train

What do you do with a block of balsam wood and some like magnetic strips? If you’ve put your boy through cub scouts, the first thing you might think is, “I know. We’ll build a race car for a soap…

The Best Photos of the Shanghai Maglev

Collection of the most interesting photos that were taken of the Shanghai Maglev. 1 Photo by Vanessa 2 Photo by Hui Liao 3 Photo by Lars 4 View out the train window at 431 km/h Photo by Lars 5 Pudong…

Japan Tests Ambitious New Maglev Train

The most ambitious maglev project to date has started testing in Japan. The five-car train quickly accelerates to a top speed of over 500kph. The train – known as the L0 Series – travels so fast that it creates a…

Fastest Trains in the World

2020 Update We’ve all heard about the Japanese Bullet trains, the French TGV and the Shanghai Maglev but which one is fastest? There’s only one way to find out: read below. We have updated the list for 2020. 14. Siemens…

Shanghai Maglev – All You Need to Know

This page will guide you through the most important bits of the Shanghai Maglev, whether you are only interested in the background or you would like to use it. Speed and costs, construction and advantages of the technology and ticket…

Abandoned Maglev Projects

We have collected the most famous Maglev lines in the world that have either came to a halt or never seen the daylight. In all cases the number one reason was the high cost, but the stories are very different.…

Transatlantic Maglev

The idea of a tunnel linking New York and London first appeared in a novel by Victorian science fiction writer, Jules Verne in 1895. But the possibility of it ever appearing was remote due to the mind-blowing difficulty of such…