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Monster Machines: World’s Fastest Train Will Float On Electromagnetism
The fastest train in America, the Amtrak Acela line running from Boston and DC tops out at 177km/h. Sure, that’s way faster than taking a Greyhound, but pathetically pokey compared to the 500km/h bullet of the Mag-Lev train currently being developed by Japan’s JR Tokai.
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Skypods. The Future Of Urban Transport?
Reducing our reliance on cars. With magnets. At up to 240km/h. All still hypothetical, of course, but worth checking in on at Phsyorg (via Digg). We think El Jobso might have something to say about the name, though. I mean, hey, it rhymes with iPod. There’s a battle for brand identity right there.