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Germany’s federal railway authority has issued the European country’s first license for public magnetic levitation (maglev) train operation, in a major milestone for the nascent technology’s use.
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Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Although many still see hyperloop as a futuristic idea, the core technologies, such as magnetic levitation, vacuum environments and magnetic propulsion, already exist and are being adapted for this new application.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
Or take maglev trains—magnetic levitation systems with no wheels, no friction, and speeds over 300 mph.
—John Shallman, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2025
Second, the device relies on a single rotor that is suspended inside the device's housing via magnetic levitation – the same technology used by high-speed trains around the world.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2025
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Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Although many still see hyperloop as a futuristic idea, the core technologies, such as magnetic levitation, vacuum environments and magnetic propulsion, already exist and are being adapted for this new application.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
Or take maglev trains—magnetic levitation systems with no wheels, no friction, and speeds over 300 mph.
—John Shallman, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2025
Second, the device relies on a single rotor that is suspended inside the device's housing via magnetic levitation – the same technology used by high-speed trains around the world.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Magnetic levitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20levitation. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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