scienceyoucanlove:Scientists in Japan have built a levitating train that in recent trials hit speeds
scienceyoucanlove:Scientists in Japan have built a levitating train that in recent trials hit speeds of almost 500 km/h. It’s hoped that by 2027, this floating ‘maglev’ train will cut 55 minutes off the current travel time between Nagoya and Tokyo on today’s high-speed trains.Read more: http://bit.ly/1eih5fMImage: Globalism PicturesSource SAThis is actually Japan’s second maglev train; the Linimo line in Aichi became operational in 2005. There are also maglev trains operating in China and South Korea. China’s maglev train to the Shanghai airport opened to the public in 2001; I made a point of riding it when I was in the region in 2006, it was pretty exciting hitting speeds of over 420 km/h on land. -- source link