The train floats above the track using superconducting magnets that lift it and push it forward without actually touching the rails.

China has set a new world record after testing a maglev train that reached 700 kmph in just two seconds on a 400-metre track.

Chinese scientists have achieved a milestone in magnetic levitation technology. Researchers at China’s National University of Defence Technology successfully propelled a one-tonne vehicle to 700 ...

YAMANASHI, JAPAN — The inside of the train car goes eerily quiet at 93 miles per hour, a familiar rattle disappearing into a hum as it lifts four inches off the ground, levitating and speeding through ...