Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine gliding across long distances at nearly 400 miles per hour on a train that floats silently above its tracks. No rattling ...

China is racing to redefine long-distance travel with a levitating bullet that aims to outrun the workhorse of global aviation, the Boeing 737. Engineers are now testing a new generation of magnetic ...

China has successfully tested its new ultra-high-speed (UHS) maglev train, which can reach speeds up to 621 mph, making it the fastest train in the world. The demonstration, carried out in Shanxi ...

The ultra high-speed maglev rail service developed by Central Japan Railway Company is still several years away ...

Researchers in China say they have found a way to eliminate one of the biggest obstacles facing magnetic levitation (maglev) trains traveling at extreme speeds — the deafening “tunnel boom.” If ...

Maglev trains promise ultra-fast, smooth and low-carbon travel, but vibration caused by complex interactions between trains, ...

A breakthrough in high-speed rail design could make the world's fastest trains safer, quieter, and greener. Chinese researchers have found a way to slash the deafening "tunnel boom" shock wave caused ...

Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corp. will employ so-called maglev technology -- capable of suspending objects in mid-air through the combination of magnetic attraction and repulsion -- to ...

China recently set a global record by accelerating a ton-scale test maglev to 700 kilometers per hour in just two seconds, making it the fastest superconductive electric maglev in the world, according ...

Researchers at China’s National University of Defence Technology have successfully accelerated a tonne-class vehicle to a record speed of 700 km/h (435mph) within just two seconds on a 400 metre ...

China has just completed the road test for their first-ever maglev vehicle, as reported by South China Morning Post. The vehicle was developed by researchers from Southwest Jiaotong University in ...