Maglev Technology For High-Speed Transportation

High-speed maglev technology offers four main advantages: non-contact operation; low-mass vehicles (on a per seat basis, maglev vehicles weigh approximately one-third to three-quarters as much as high speed trains); high speed; and wayside system control and self-propelled vehicles (each car contains its own secondary part of a linear synchronous motors).

Non-contact operation means that vehicle traction does not depend on adhesion between contact surfaces, e.g., wheels and rails. (more…)

Nuclear Research and Development: Fission and Fusion

Nuclear fission and fusion Research and Development continues to account for nearly half of the total spending by IEA countries, although the proportion of total Research and Development devoted to this area has declined over the years, (more…)