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. Unlike ...

China's "Red Rail" air train glides through the air without touching the track above it or anything below.Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images An air train in China is said to be the world's first ...

In this three week storyline unit, students investigate a maglev train and the electromagnetic forces that cause a maglev train to levitate and provide the source of propulsion for the train. The ...

Imagine gliding across long distances at nearly 400 miles per hour on a train that floats silently above its tracks. No rattling wheels, no jolts, just a smooth, whisper-quiet ride. This is the ...

A zero to 60 mph time of just under seven seconds is decent, but not too noteworthy. A zero to 100 mph in the same time would be astounding. But zero to 404 mph? Welcome to the future of trains, as ...

Mankind has been obsessed with speed ever since the horse carriage was invented. Come 2022, and we have quite a few supercars that can hit the magical 300-mph (483-kph) mark. The same goes for trains, ...

Using magnets to hold trains in the air so they can travel at speeds comparable to planes has long been a goal for making long-distance travel enjoyable. But because maglev trains can't use the ...

Floating trains have glided closer to Europe after a pioneering trial of magnetic levitation — aka maglev. Italian firm IronLev, which developed the tech, claims to have completed the first-ever ...

LATHEN, Germany - A high-tech train that floats on powerful magnetic fields smashed into a maintenance car on an elevated test track Friday, killing 23 people and injuring 10 - the first fatalities on ...

Why it matters: When people discuss maglev technology, it usually concerns train systems where it is known for allowing incredible speeds. Recent tests have explored the potential advantages maglev ...

As China builds out the next generation of magnetic levitation trains, the U.S. has a grand total of one maglev line in development. Or, make that had one in development, because Transportation ...