Japan confirms world's fastest maglev plan
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310mph, $45bn project Japanese rail operator Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Central) has announced it will build the world's fastest maglev system, with 310mph (500km/h) vehicles running along a 180-mile (290km) track between Tokyo and central Japan.â¦
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International Business Machines Corp (IBM) said it created the world&#39;s fastest supercomputer and is using it as the model for smaller, less costly systems due next year that can handle trillions of calculations a second.
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TOKYO NEC, Japan&#39;s biggest seller of personal computers, said Wednesday that it had developed the world&#39;s fastest supercomputer, with almost double the speed of International Business Machines&#39; fastest machine.
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BEDFORD, Mass., June 22  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magplane Technology, Inc. , focused on commercializing proprietary magnetic levitation (maglev) technologies, is pleased to announce the launch of its new corporate website at http://www.magplane.com/.
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Japanese researchers on Saturday unveiled the world's largest earthquake simulator designed to help save lives in future temblors, just days before the 10th anniversary of the devastating Kobe earthquake.
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Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo  Tokyo, Feb. 8 Kyodo - Mitsui and Co.
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Tokyo plans to set up three-dimensional cameras across the city in the world's most advanced system yet to pinpoint terrorist suspects, a local official said Friday.
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Ceremonies are held in Japan to mark the 40th anniversary of the start of the world's first high-speed railway service.
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A high-tech train that floats on powerful magnetic fields smashed into a maintenance car on an elevated test track Friday, killing 23 people and injuring 10 _ the first fatalities on a maglev train.Comment
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Less than a month after IBM Corp. claimed the world's fastest computer crown from NEC Corp., the Japanese company is trying to win it back with a new supercomputer that will be available from December, it said Wednesday.
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Is Japan the most tired country on earth? You certainly get that idea by riding the great Tokyo subway system.
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Germany comes up with the funds to build a high-speed, magnetic levitation, rail service in Munich.
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The first high-speed rail link between France and Germany began scheduled services Sunday, slashing travel times and marking a major step towards a truly pan-European rapid transit network.
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A new train speed record is being attempted on the 401-mile journey from Glasgow to London.
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IBM Corp. claimed unofficial bragging rights Tuesday as owner of the world&#39;s fastest supercomputer. For three years running, the fastest supercomputer has been NEC&#39;s Earth Simulator in Japan.
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TOKYO -- Japan has some of the most congested, confusing, and cramped streets in the world. It also boasts some of the latest technology in zapping computerized data to millions of cars, delivering what may be the world's smartest way to drive.
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French engineering giant Alstom unveiled a new super-fast train on Tuesday which it claims will be quicker, cleaner and bigger than its Japanese and German rivals.