Underground MagLev Train

Magnetic levitation train that travels through a tunnel; a vacuum reduces drag. (Read the full article)

"I believe that Heinlein is the first to mention Mag-lev and/or the Mass-Driver (the same essential technology). Notice the ground transit system in "Starman Jones"."
(JURGEN 11/3/2004 8:14:44 PM )
"This is in Ralph 124C41+. Magnetic suspension and a linear electric motor used in an undersea tunnel"
(Penny 1/24/2006 6:13:56 PM )
"The book "Faster than Jets" (Alder Prss, 2003) is a very in depth look at underground vacuum tunnel maglev transporation. If you would like a copy, email me at bjs.safety@hotmail.com"
(Brad Swartzwelter 11/13/2006 10:26:39 AM )

More info on Underground MagLev Train

Leave a comment:

Tediously, spammers have returned. Please send your comments to @technovelgy and I'll post them. Thanks!

 

 

 

Current News Articles

Meta's Horizon Studio's Unique Avatars From Text Prompts
'Looks like she has bought the Avatar Construction Set and put together her own...'

VaMEx Biomimetic Mars Robot Inspired By Skink
'Across the ground something small and metallic came, flashing in the dull sunlight of midday.'

NEO Brain Computer Interface (BCI)
'The remains of the lace took on the rough shape of a brain...'

Did Frank Herbert Predict E-Ink Displays?
'A broken circle with arrows pointing to a right-hand flow appeared in the chalf.'

Monolith One Giant Industrial Metal 3D-printer
'The object seemed melted together like wax — nothing was distinguishable.'

'Mooncrete' Lunar Regolith Concrete (LRC)
'And here they began to build...'

China's 'Magpie Drone' Ornithopter
'Midges have many capabilities. To the untrained eye, they look like sparrows.'

MAI-Voice-2 Microsoft Text-To-Speech
'I made disks of my own voice to the number of five hundred very carefully chosen words.'

Tumblin' Tumbleweed Rovers To Eplore Mars
'His sensors out and working, and the whirring of the tape that sucked up sight and sound and shape and smell and form...'

Tentacled Robot Captures Space Debris
Preventing annoying space debris build-up.

Prufrock-MB2 Ready In Nashville
'It sounds to me as though you had invented a kind of metal earthworm.'

DIY Robotic Content Farming
'The chief wheeled to the master machine and pressed a button.'

Home | Glossary | Invention Timeline | Category | New | Contact Us | FAQ | Advertise |
Technovelgy.com - where science meets fiction™

Copyright© Technovelgy LLC; all rights reserved.