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Japan plans to run 600 kmph train by 2027

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 21:36

The Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) has made public its project to build a magnetic train service capable of reaching 600 kmph (373 mph) that is scheduled to go into operation in 2027.

How cheetahs catch their prey

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 12:42

A new study has revealed that the cheetah, which is the world`s fastest land animal, matches and may even anticipate the escape tactics of different prey when hunting, rather than just relying on its speed and agility, as previously thought.

China developing high-speed helicopters: Aircraft-maker

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 15:03

China is developing helicopters with the ability to fly at speeds twice the current average, said the president of China`s major aircraft maker Thursday.

IBL shuttles too fast for players` comfort?

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 18:27

As the Indian Badminton League (IBL) gets to the business end with the semifinal lineup complete, Danish great Tine Baun has raised an interesting debate on the type of shuttles used in the competition.

Birds sense speed limit when fleeing cars

Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 18:15

Birds flee from the path of an incoming car on the basis of the posted speed limit, rather than the actual speed of the vehicle, a new study has found.

China expects nationwide broadband by 2020

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 21:24

China will strive to complete broadband coverage of both urban and rural areas by 2020, the cabinet announced Saturday.

High-speed camera captures objects travelling at 3350 m/s

Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 19:23

Researchers have designed a new digital streak camera that captures high-resolution images of projectiles travelling up to 3350 m/s - 10 times the speed of sound.

Researchers slow speed of light to a crawl

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 14:11

Researchers from France and China have managed to throttle the group velocity of light back to less than one billionth of its top speed.

Einstein`s `nothing faster than speed of light` theory being put to test

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 21:34

Researchers are doing experiments to check if come particles can travel faster than the speed of light.

'India's avg Internet speed likely to jump to 1.8Mbps in a yr'

Last Updated: Sunday, July 28, 2013, 13:21

In the first quarter of 2013, India saw an average connection speed of 1.3 Mbps (megabytes per second).

FIA puts `brakes` on pitlane speed following German GP disaster

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 19:20

A new pitlane speed limit has been imposed for Formula One teams, cutting it from 100 km/h to 80 km/h with immediate effect, which is expected to give problems to team strategists who may now opt to make fewer stops for fresh tyres.

Graphene may boost internet speed 100 times

Last Updated: Sunday, July 14, 2013, 16:36

Using `miracle material` graphene in telecommunications could dramatically make the internet a hundred times faster, a new study has found.