BHEL ties up with SwissRapide AG to bring Maglev high-speed trains to IndiaThe Maglev Rail system hovers in the air instead of rolling, due to magnetic levitation, thus the vehicles have no physical contact with th...
16 Sep, 2020, 04.32 PM IST
China unveils 600 kmph magnetic levitation train prototypeOnce operationalised, this magnetic levitation train could pose a major competition to the airlines.
24 May, 2019, 12.11 PM IST
Soon, you may enjoy underwater high-speed rail travel between Mumbai & UAEUAE-based National Advisor Bureau plans to build an underwater rail network between Fujairah and Mumbai to provide high-speed rail travel b...
30 Nov, 2018, 01.00 PM IST
Bullet train is for domestic needs, not to compete with China: JapanTouted as the future of public transport across the globe, maglev will be unveiled in Japan by 2027.
12 Nov, 2018, 04.13 PM IST
First Hyperloop passenger capsule unveiledThe capsule was shown in Spain and will be moved to Toulouse, France, for additional assembly before it’s used on one of the first commerci...
03 Oct, 2018, 10.38 AM IST
Coolest forms of transportation that we may find in the near futureAston Martin has designed and created a submarine — a highend, luxury submersible — codenamed Project Neptune, worth $4 million.
03 Mar, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
- BITS students in contest to build 1,200 km/hour travel pod
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) A proposed Bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will take approximately two hours, running at a maximum spee...
27 Jul, 2017, 12.32 PM IST
Now, experience zero gravity in your living room with the world’s first levitating turntableThe MAGLEV Audio visually enhances the experience of listening to vinyl records.
14 Nov, 2016, 10.15 AM IST
Six firms show interest in levitation-based train systemAccording to a rough estimate, it will cost about Rs 150 crore for constructing one km of elevated high speed track for levitation-based tr...
06 Sep, 2016, 11.23 PM IST
Olympics also a test of robot prowess?Till robots can compete in their own Olympics, they are on Games duty.
10 Aug, 2016, 06.27 AM IST
Railways explore running Maglev trains at 500 kmph speedThe track magnets are controlled by computers which keep shifting forward the magnetic force of the track magnets so that the Maglev train ...
09 Aug, 2016, 11.03 PM IST
Fairwood Group partners six Chinese companies, eyes $ 20 billion infra businessBanking on government's ambitious plan to develop 100 smart cities, Fairwood Group has tied up with leading Chinese companies to tap the bu...
09 May, 2016, 01.25 PM IST
China starts first home-grown Maglev trainThe magnetically-levitated (Maglev) train shuttles between Changsha's south railway station and the airport, with one stop in between.
06 May, 2016, 04.53 PM IST
3,000 high-speed trains carry 1,600 million passengers a year across worldJapan was the first to have a high speed rail line, between Tokyo and Osaka, which became operational in 1964.
21 Dec, 2015, 12.21 PM IST
Soon, a house that hovers during an earthquakeImagine, earthquake hits. But before its tremors start shaking the buildings, the structures suddenly begin hovering, no longer touching th...
19 Jun, 2015, 12.14 PM IST
Japan unveils 500 kmph bullet trainOfficials at Central Japan Railway unveiled the L0 model on Monday at its test track in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan.
05 Jun, 2013, 04.01 PM IST
- Maglev trains in Mumbai? It might just be a dream
The Maharashtra government’s dream to run a high-speed train on magnetic levitation technology looks to remain just a dream, officials in t...
25 Jun, 2007, 12.30 AM IST