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7. Superconductivity - University of Liverpool

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Maglev train.<br />

A train can be levitated above its track using powerful,<br />

superconducting magnets, so that there is little friction.<br />

One, built in Japan in 2005, travelled at half the speed <strong>of</strong><br />

sound.<br />

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev_(transport)<br />

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