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Some envision new, environmentally friendly transportation technologies -- magnetic-levitation trains, algae-based biofuels powering enormous airships, nuclear cruise-ships, just to name a few -- taking the place of jet-travel, trading a big sacrifice in speed for a big gain in sustainability.
Ashpocalypse Now 2010
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Some envision new, environmentally friendly transportation technologies -- magnetic-levitation trains, algae-based biofuels powering enormous airships, nuclear cruise-ships, just to name a few -- taking the place of jet-travel, trading a big sacrifice in speed for a big gain in sustainability.
Ashpocalypse Now 2010
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Some envision new, environmentally friendly transportation technologies -- magnetic-levitation trains, algae-based biofuels powering enormous airships, nuclear cruise-ships, just to name a few -- taking the place of jet-travel, trading a big sacrifice in speed for a big gain in sustainability.
Ashpocalypse Now 2010
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Besides projects related directly to the expo — the modern version of the World's Fair, held once every five years — there are signs that megaprojects like the $5 billion magnetic-levitation rail line from Shanghai to Hangzhou are back on track.
Shanghai Surprise 2010
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In the 1960s and 1970s, German companies and laboratories churned out futuristic technologies, from novel types of nuclear reactors to the world's first magnetic-levitation train.
What Lurks Beneath 2009
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Oh, and in case you didn't think it would happen, yep there be pork in that there spending whale, like this little gem: The deal provides $8 billion for high-speed rail projects, for example, including money that could benefit a controversial proposal for a magnetic-levitation rail line between Disneyland, in California, and Las Vegas, a project favored by Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid D-Nev.
Archive 2009-02-01 Matt Johnston 2009
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Republicans tagged this as an "earmark" for a 311-mph magnetic-levitation train link between Las Vegas and Disneyland in Anaheim -- a project long favored by Majority Leader Harry Reid.
See No Earmarks 2009
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Rural sewers ($507 million), rural community development ($1.7 billion), and high-speed-rail and magnetic-levitation research ($1 billion) all sound perfectly worthy-but they can wait.
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Dr. Nojiri, who calls herself a "cheer girl" to encourage people working under her, has been leading an international team of more than 100 doctors and engineers to develop DuraHeart, the world's first artificial heart-assisting device using magnetic-levitation technology for the impeller.
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Recruitment problems and "supply challenges" have hurt Siemens's power-plant projects since 2004, while delays on a Chinese magnetic-levitation train and costs to fix problems on the Combino city trains have troubled Siemens as well.
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