It's the principle behind maglev trains and the fighter plane launchers on the latest US aircraft carriers. For the railgun, it's used to propel projectiles at tremendous speeds without the need ...

Marylanders rallied in Greenbelt on Saturday to stop the Northeast Maglev Project, voicing their frustrations flared by news of Governor Wes Moore’s high praise for the train. Moore’s excitement for ...

Notably, countries like China and Japan are also working on hyperloop technology to make their train more faster and better. China’s T-Flight maglev train project is making substantial progress ...

“I thought it was a slap in the face,” said Susan McCutchen, a resident of Bladensburg in Prince George’s County who has spent the better part of eight years fighting a maglev train proposed to zip ...

Wes Moore, fresh off a visit to Japan — come back dreaming of 300-mph trains zooming ... the financial model falls apart. And then there’s the environmental cost. While maglev may seem like ...

Developed by China Railway, the train will use magnetic levitation (maglev) technology to achieve unprecedented speeds of up to 621 mph (1,000 km/h), significantly faster than China’s current ...

The company Northeast Maglev has long pushed for a magnetic levitation train project that its spokespeople claim would carry travelers from Washington to New York in about an hour. The first leg ...

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the next-generation Shinkansen (term for bullet trains) model that both countries plan to adopt by the early 2030s. The E5 series is a high-speed train developed by East Japan Railway (JR East) and ...

Ford recalls 120,000 vehicles for safety issues The new leader of the Catholic Church will inherit a financial mess that Pope Francis spent much of his reign trying to fix Boeing 737 reportedly ...