Maglev: A New Approach.

• Autores: Richard F. Post
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 282, Nº. 1, 2000, págs. 82-82
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Focuses on magnetically levitated trains, or maglevs, which travel faster than ordinary trains because they ride on air instead of steel rails. Development of the Inductrack, which uses powerful room-temperature magnets on tracks of coiled, insulated wire; Attempts to adapt electrical current to levitate the train cars; Possible applications of the Inductrack, including space shuttle launching pads.