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China launches world’s first maglev ‘sky train’ that floats in the air using permanent magnets | South China Morning Post

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China has launched the world’s first suspended maglev line built with permanent magnets that can keep a “sky train" afloat forever, even when it is not being supplied with power. The 800-metre (2,600-foot) experimental Red Rail in southern China’s Xingguo county, Jiangxi province, used powerful magnets rich in rare …

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