1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (376+ words) After a year of operation in Neuchâtel, 48 panels generated 16,000 kWh across 104 metres while surviving 11,000 train passages A working railway in a Swiss village is also, quietly, a solar power plant. On 24 April 2025, Swiss startup Sun-Ways and regional rail operator TransN…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (333+ words) Seattle’s 2 Line, opened March 2026, conquered weight, motion, and stray current to prove floating rail viable Passengers gliding across Lake Washington catch Mount Rainier filling the window — unaware the bridge beneath them floats on 200 feet of glacial water and carries 600,000 pounds…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (480+ words) Donghu Laboratory’s 1.1-tonne test vehicle set its third short-track speed record since June, but passenger use remains decades away Zero to 800 km/h in 5.3 seconds — on a one-kilometer track, in a lab, with a controlled stop afterward. That number deserves a…...