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1995/11/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

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In order to live in the cities of the future we will have to get used to the great heights. According to the project recently presented in Tokyo, the 800 meters of construction will begin to rise shortly, like mushrooms, in the city center.

However, in order to get there, it is necessary to adapt the existing lifts. Cable lifts could not travel a distance of 800 meters in minimum safety conditions. The solution consists of magnetic levitation.

In Japan it is well known the use of levitation or, more specifically, trains that travel by levitation at extreme speed. Systems are being studied to enable magnetic levitation in the main Technological Centers. A high-level struggle is expected.