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Chinese MagLev Train Opens Next Week

Posted by michael on from the people-mover dept.

lupa1420 writes "The Guardian reports on the launch next week of the world's fastest train, 430kph, in China, which uses magnetic levitation technology. Includes instructions on how to make your own maglev demo at home."

7 of 392 comments (clear)

  1. Re:PDA/Disks/MP3-players at risk? by Dak_x · · Score: 4, Insightful

    THere has to be a way to shield it - otherwise the onboard computer systems would not work...

  2. Replacement for air travel by SlightOverdose · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Wouldn't such a system be better as a replacement for air travel? at speeds exceeding 400km/h, it is in the same ballpark as commercial passenger jets, while being much cheaper and more convenient to run. It almost seems a waste to use it for a half-hour trip.

    Imaging a trans-continental one of these.

    1. Re:Replacement for air travel by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Wouldn't such a system be better as a replacement for air travel?

      Probably, but it would have to go through a lot of back yards to get from NY to LA. Air travel avoids the NIMBY factor a lot better.

    2. Re:Replacement for air travel by 0123456 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Ask the people who live next to a coal-fired power plant that's running it whether they "generate CO2 and other nuisances".

      Electricity doesn't magically make it "clean", it just moves the problems elsewhere.

  3. Re:PDA/Disks/MP3-players at risk? by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Being bathed in electromagnetic radiation for 5 hours every day is not nice on your body.

    When are you moving to another planet then? Everybody on this one is bathed in electromagnetic fields (i.e. the one that makes compasses point North) from birth.

  4. US is behind.... as usually? by axxackall · · Score: 4, Insightful
    The world's first commercial high-speed maglev...

    Smart bank cards, GSM in Europe beats US crdit/debit cards and cell phone standards. Now commercial high-speed maglev train.

    Why is that? Is there anything wrong with US that it doesn't let the country to lead hi-techs anymore?

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  5. Inductrak? by Wowbagger5 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What about Inductrak systems? They have much lower maintenance costs, and do not require magnetic shielding. See http://www.llnl.gov/str/Post.html , and http://www.matchrockets.com/ether/halbach.html for halbach arrays.

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