
Acoustic tractor beams could allow humans to levitate in the near future
Researchers from the University of Bristol are taking us into the future with a new discovery that could pave the...

Tridika is a self-driving maglev vehicle that would double as a portable living room
Hold onto your seats, folks—especially if you’re sitting on your living room couch. This wild self-driving...

Chinese firm aiming for world record with 373 mph maglev train
China is on a mission to build the world’s fastest train. One of the world’s largest train makers, China Railway...

Could maglev hovering homes be the answer to rising sea levels?
Magnetic levitation (aka “maglev”) technology is mostly associated with high-speed trains, but it could someday...

Floating Air Bonsai elevates an ancient art form to a whole new level
Air Bonsai is a new line of floating bonsai sculptures from Hoshinchu, a small company based in Kyushu, Japan....

Watch Lexus' working hoverboard fly over water and jump a moving car
[youtube width="537"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwSwZ2Y0Ops[/youtube] Since 1989, and the release of Back...

Lexus just unveiled a working hoverboard!
The hoverboard is one of those keen technologies promised to us by Hollywood that simply hasn’t become part of...

Japan's maglev train breaks world speed record at blazing fast 375 mph
Today, Japan's maglev (magnetic levitation) train set a world speed record, traveling at a blazing 375 mph (603...

Inhabitat's top 6 green technology and science stories of 2014
This year there was a range of technological innovations that could not only improve our lives but help save...

First Passengers Ride on Japan's 311mph 'Floating' Maglev Train!
The first 100 passengers hopped aboard Japan's new blazing fast 'floating' Maglev train last week. The Series L0...

Japan Conducts First Public Test of New 311 MPH 'L-Zero' Maglev Train
Japan invented high-speed rail (HSR) in 1964 with the Shinkansen bullet train - and now The Land of the Rising...

Can Americans Rediscover Their Love of Rail Travel?
"Trainsforming America" is a new documentary that takes a hard look at why America has fallen behind the rest of...

INFOGRAPHIC: Inside Elon Musk's Hyperloop – Will It Be the 5th Form of Transportation?
Sometime today, billionaire entrepreneur and inventor Elon Musk is expected to unveil the Alpha design of the Hyperloop,...

How will Elon Musk's 600mph Hyperloop Train Work?
Billionaire inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk wants to transport you from Los Angeles to San Francisco at a speed...

Japan's New 310 MPH 'Floating' Maglev Bullet Train Hits the Tracks for Testing
Japan is working on a blazing fast 310 mph maglev "floating" train - and the latest prototype just hit the tracks...