China says its maglev hyperloop train has broken the world speed record in a test run, reaching a blistering 387 mph (623 km/h). Ultimately, its makers want to build a train more than three times as ...

China is pushing the boundaries of high-speed rail technology with its ambitious development of maglev trains that could revolutionize travel within the country. Passengers in China could soon stream ...

The maglev train was tested on a 400 metre (1,310-foot) magnetic levitation (maglev) test line, and safely brought to a stop afterwards.

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Travelling by train at speeds close to a commercial jet sounds like the stuff of dreams for busy commuters. Now, China is getting closer to making this a reality for its 1.4 billion citizens. The ...

Imagine traveling from New York to Los Angeles in less than an hour or from London to Paris in 15 minutes. Sounds impossible, right? Well, not for China’s biggest missile manufacturer, which claims to ...

The ever-eccentric Elon Musk has had a lot of ideas that, if successful, could have a huge impact on human life. While colonizing space and having our needs met by robot butlers are both nice concepts ...

Researchers at China’s National University of Defence Technology have successfully accelerated a tonne-class vehicle to a record speed of 700 km/h (435mph) within just two seconds on a 400 metre ...