Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Have you ever heard of Maglev? Imagine a train that rides on a cushion of air along an elevated track at speeds over 300 miles per hour. Special magnets on the train work to oppose the force of electro-magnets positioned along the track in such a way as to provide the lift and propulsion simultaneously. It is ingenious. Shanghai , China installed the first commercially operated maglev system in 2003 which runs 40 kilometers between Pudong Airport and downtown.
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