1 The maglev cars developed by OIST differ significantly from existing maglev trains. Traditional maglev trains require continuous electrical power to maintain their magnetic fields, but the new ...

In all, they modified and tested eight standard cars for the special tracks. Maglev technology uses magnets and electromagnetic forces to levitate vehicles - usually trains - above tracks.

China’s latest boundary-pushing train doesn’t need electricity to run. The country has just unveiled Red Rail, the world’s first suspended maglev train, reports the South China Morning Post.

YAMANASHI, JAPAN — The inside of the train car goes eerily quiet at 93 miles ... A viewing and test ride on the Central Japanese Railway’s magnetic levitation train was the first stop on ...

Quicker and cheaper to build than a subway line, the driverless magnetic levitation - or ‘maglev’ - train could make its debut within two years. It is hoped it will reduce car traffic and ...

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 ...