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  2. Magnetic levitation - Wikipedia

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    Magnetic levitation (maglev) or magnetic suspension is a method by which an object is suspended with no support other than magnetic fields. Magnetic force is used to counteract the effects of the gravitational force and any other forces.

  3. Maglev - Wikipedia

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    Transrapid 09 at the Emsland test facility in Lower Saxony, Germany A full trip on the Shanghai Transrapid maglev train Example of low-speed urban maglev system, Linimo. Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation) is a system of rail transport whose rolling stock is levitated by electromagnets rather than rolled on wheels, eliminating rolling resistance.

  4. Eric Laithwaite - Wikipedia

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    Eric Roberts Laithwaite (14 June 1921 – 27 November 1997) was an English electrical engineer, known as the "Father of Maglev" [1] for his development of the linear induction motor and maglev rail system after Hermann Kemper.

  5. Shanghai maglev train - Wikipedia

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    ' Shanghai Maglev Demonstration Operation Line ') is a magnetic levitation train (maglev) line that operates in Shanghai, China. The line uses the German Transrapid technology. [2] The Shanghai maglev is the world's first commercial high-speed maglev and has a maximum cruising speed of 300 km/h (186 mph). [3]

  6. List of maglev train proposals - Wikipedia

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    San Juan – Caguas: A 16.7-mile (26.9 km) maglev project has been proposed linking Tren Urbano's Cupey Station in San Juan with two proposed stations to be built in the city of Caguas, south of San Juan. The maglev line would run along Highway PR-52 connecting both cities. According to American Maglev Technology (AMT), who is the company in ...

  7. List of seaQuest DSV episodes - Wikipedia

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    This is the complete list of seaQuest DSV episodes.In all, there are 57 episodes, with two of them originally being two-hour television movies.If the two two-hour episodes ("To Be or Not to Be" and "Daggers") are counted as four one-hour episodes then the total number of episodes would be 59.

  8. How real is 'The Truman Show'? Experts explain what the Jim ...

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    Conlin served as the show's casting director and found the original 15 colonists (plus the new recruits set to replace the individuals voted out) out of the 5,000 people who auditioned to be part ...

  9. M-Bahn - Wikipedia

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    The M-Bahn or Magnetbahn was an elevated Maglev train line operating in Berlin, Germany, experimentally from 1984 and in passenger operation from 1989 to 1991.The line was 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) in length, and featured three stations, two of which were newly constructed.