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Syfy Insider ExclusiveCreate a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, sweepstakes, and more!Sign Up For Free to ViewRolling into the next generation of high-speed, passenger&nbsp;trains, took the wrapper off&nbsp;the prototype for its shiny new "Super Bullet" choo-choo last week at&nbsp;the city of Chengdu in the Sichuan&nbsp;Province, and revealed its duck-billed design on a short piece of track to the applause of enthusiastic&nbsp;onlookers.According to the&nbsp;, Chinese researchers have engineered this speedy to reach speeds just short of 400 miles-per-hour to deliver rapid transit between major metropolitan cities.&nbsp;Their initial design uses superconductor technology to increase its top speed and efficiency as it zips down the rails carrying business and tourist travelers.&nbsp;Scientists at Southwest Jiaotong University presented the futuristic machine on Wednesday, claiming that&nbsp;once&nbsp;its final lightweight carbon fiber iteration is&nbsp;put into full operation sometime in the next six years, should be able to attain speeds maxing out at 497 miles-per-hour.&nbsp;All aboard and take a look...Currently, China holds the distinction of owning the world's fastest maglev rail service, Shanghai Transrapid, which tops out at 267 miles-per-hour and began carrying passengers back in 2002.Chuo Shinkansen is a Japanese maglev train employing similar superconducting tech presently under construction&nbsp;that will zoom down the rails at 310 miles-per-hour.&nbsp;It's slated to start zipping between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027, with plans for expansion to Osaka.The floating magic of superconductivity occurs when&nbsp;electrical resistance nears a&nbsp;zero-state when chilled to extremely low temperatures., a researcher at the&nbsp;State Key Laboratory of Traction Power at Southwest Jiaotong University&nbsp;explained that Japan's Chuo Shinkansen maglev line utilizes&nbsp;liquid helium to acquire the necessary&nbsp;temperature of minus 269 degrees Celsius (minus 452 Fahrenheit) for superconductivity to kick in.“Liquid helium is very expensive. Here we achieve superconductivity at a slightly higher temperature by using liquid nitrogen – and that slash the cost to one-fiftieth,” .The price for all this high-speed sorcery isn't cheap, estimated to be roughly 250 million yuan ($38.65 million in US dollars) per kilometer of&nbsp;rail, a price that could&nbsp;drop considerably&nbsp;if the technology becomes popular and is developed on a broader&nbsp;scale.It's a fan thingSign Up for FreeAll Posts AboutRelated StoriesYou May Also LikeEditors' picks

Syfy Insider ExclusiveCreate a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, sweepstakes, and more!Sign Up For Free to ViewRolling into the next generation of high-speed, passenger&nbsp;trains, took the wrapper off&nbsp;the prototype for its shiny new "Super Bullet" choo-choo last week at&nbsp;the city of Chengdu in the Sichuan&nbsp;Province, and revealed its duck-billed design on a short piece of track to the applause of enthusiastic&nbsp;onlookers.According to the&nbsp;, Chinese researchers have engineered this speedy to reach speeds just short of 400 miles-per-hour to deliver...

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