Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Carbon fiber subway trains complete trial run
Written by a renowned Chinese science fiction
writer Liu Cixin in 2008, The Dark Forest is the second book of the science
fiction trilogy "Remembrance of Earth's Past." In the book, in the
not-so-distant future, auto-driven vehicles are flying in the air, people are
touching monitor screens that appear almost anywhere and robots are serving
customers in restaurants in the underground world. Does this sound too
futuristic or unrealistic?
Nowadays, many new technological advances in
transportation infrastructures are realized in China. Nearly-nationwide Highspeed
Railway network, Magnetic Levitation Trains, or Maglev, and subway system in
most major cities. Now, they’ve got a brand-new advanced subway train made of
fiber composite materials, which make the train 13% lighter than conventional
subway trains. The auto-driven train is equipped with an intelligent monitoring
and warning system that initiates repair work when needed. Its windows are
touch panels that show videos and news when they are touched by passengers.
Also, the newly applied fully active suspension gives smoother-than-ever ride even
at a faster-than-usual speed.
Enjoy reading the article and learn about another
technological break-through in China.
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