magnetic levitation

Dr Richard Exley, head of Proof of Concept Fund at NSEI, who led the deal said: "Formula One is an extremely lucrative and competitive arena and a market that we are confident that Durham Mag-Lev can infiltrate.

Dear Editor, - As the debate on street-running trams continues, readers might forget that Birmingham led the world with the first commercial Mag-lev rail system, which served our airport from 1984 to 1995.

Bangalore is one of the more modern cities in India, but by comparison, Shanghai--a key rival--looks like it belongs on a futuristic planet, with its mag-lev elevated railway, efficient subway system, new international airport, steady power supplies and well-engineered roads and bridges.

Where will you soon be able to ride the 19 miles from city center to a brand new international airport in 8 minutes (at 267 miles per hour on a mag-lev train)?

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You also have to cope with mag-lev cars, hoverships and a Lexus saloon.

John Johansen, Mag-Lev Theater, rendering from Nanoarchitecture: A New Species of Architecture (Princeton Architectural Press, 2002).

That figure rises for ultra high-speed trains like the Japanese Bullet Trains or the new "mag-lev" trains: ultimately $9 billion to $12 billion.

Based at the North East Technology Park (NETPark) in Sedgefield, Durham Mag-Lev uses magnetic levitation to lift vehicles in wind tunnels.

Indeed the previous Mag-Lev system could have been easily converted to an automatic tracked system at a fraction of the pounds 10 million price tag, using technology supplied by firms within 20 miles of Birmingham Airport, and which is already in use on the fully automatic Docklands Railway.

Durham Mag-Lev, which was the brainchild of scientists at Durham University, has developed technology which can magnetically levitate vehicles when being tested aerodynamically in wind tunnels.