The T-Flight is a maglev train that hit a record-breaking speed of 387 mph on a short test track — but engineers want to double that rate so the train can carry passengers at speeds faster than if they were traveling by plane.
    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
      11·
      9 months ago

      China is massively investing into nuclear power right now, so that could bring the costs down dramatically in the coming years.

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
          53·
          9 months ago

          The cost of maintenance is not really an issue when it’s a state run industry. Also, China is building stuff like thorium reactors now that run on molten salt and are inherently safer. Also worth noting that any tech becomes cheaper as you deploy more of it. You get better operating practices, standardization, better safety procedures, and so on. There’s nothing about nuclear that makes it uniquely expensive to maintain.

  • utopiah
    3·
    9 months ago

    Interesting to see China always doing bigger infrastructures projects. They are pouring money in, great stimulus for the regional economy (despite some cases of misuse) but gets two questions :

    • can such project become economically sustainable enough to last
    • can others outside of China benefit from such expenses
    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
      31·
      9 months ago

      When large scale projects are publicly owned, then there isn’t really a worry about economic sustainability. In fact, this can be seen as long term job creation since these projects will require on going repair and maintenance. It also looks like countries in the Global South are already benefiting as China’s been exporting their infrastructure there. For example, China built high-speed rail in Indonesia and subway in Vietnam.