China’s latest maglev experiment is not just a laboratory stunt, it is a blunt demonstration of how far the country is willing to push transport technology while the United States and Europe argue ...

China has established a new benchmark in high‑speed transportation technology by setting a world record with a magnetic levitation (maglev) train test. In a recent experiment, researchers accelerated ...

On a short stretch of track in northern China, a heavy block of engineering briefly moved with the urgency of a launched projectile. In a test that prioritised hardware limits over passenger comfort, ...

China has set a world record in maglev technology, testing and successfully accelerating a tonne-class vehicle to a speed of 700 km/h (435mph) in only two seconds' time. The maglev train was tested on ...

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 ...