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.

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 ...