Shinkansen Maglev Stations
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) intends to completely finance the building of new stations on their upcoming Shinkansen maglev line. Yoshiomi Yamada, president of JR Tokai announced this during his talks with representatives from all the six prefectures, through which the Tokyo to Osaka maglev line is to be built. The company had earlier [...]
Quantum Levitation
The concept of magnetic levitation trains has been in development even before Luke Skywalker drove his first Land Speeder in the famous movie series Star Wars. But just like personal rockets, the concept of maglev trains is taking some time to gain popularity. The “quantum levitation” demonstration conducted by the superconductivity group at Tel Aviv [...]
Superconductor Track
A group of students at Vestfold University College, Norway, has developed and created a unique Möbius-shaped track for a superconducting levitating train. As part of the MOSEM² project, this development is an extension of the MOSEM “High-Tech Kit”. It features a straight track that demonstrates the 2 types of levitation — flux pinning and the [...]









