ELECTROMAGNETS PROPEL HOVERING MAGLEV TRAINS.(LOCAL)(CURIOSITIES)(Column)

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) | August 7, 2008 | Copyright

Q. How do maglev trains work?

A. Maglev is short for magnetic levitation, which means maglev trains hover centimeters above a guide rail under the force of powerful electromagnets.

"It's almost like being on an airplane. You're just floating above the track," says Giri Venkataramanan, an electrical engineering professor at UW-Madison.

They may sound futuristic, but Germany, Japan and the United States have experimented with them for years, and a commercial line now runs in Shanghai, China. Their appeal stems from their ability to "fly" safely at ...

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