As the United States struggles to keep its major cities connected by even the most bare-bones train systems, China is screaming into the future with the development of a levitating bullet train. Called "maglev," short for "magnetic levitation," the train system is designed to levitate via magnets, as opposed to wheels. Maglev systems can reach higher speeds much more efficiently than their wheeled counterparts, though the infrastructure needed to run them is incredibly expensive. While there are a handful of low-speed maglevs currently operating in countries like South Korea and Japan, Chinese engineers are plugging away on a maglev that […]

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