Kawasaki Unveils a New 217mph Super Bullet Train for Japan

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has unveiled the design concept for the efSET, a 217 mph high speed train which it is developing to compete in the global export market.

The basic design of the Environmentally Friendly Super Express Train will be completed by March 2009, with engineering verification to be completed by March 2010.

The introduction of Kawasaki’s new high-speed train will give Japan the most technologically advanced and efficient passenger rail system in the World. The speedy slick new trains will set a new standard with a lightweight aerodynamic body to minimise noise and vibration, and will be equipped with regenerative braking.

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PHOTOS: 100+ New Sharks, Rays Named in Australia

The newly named maugean skate may go extinct before scientists have a chance to fully document it.

The skate–a type of ray–is among 113 new species of Australian sharks and rays discovered during a study of museum specimens, scientists at the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO) announced this week.

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PHOTO IN THE NEWS: New Iguana Found in Fiji

Say hello to Brachylophus bulabula, a new species of iguana named after a Fijian greeting—bula.

The yellow-nosed reptile, discovered in the central Fiji Islands, is the third living iguana species discovered in the Central Pacific Basin.

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PHOTOS: Glowing Red Fish Discovered

The reef fish Enneapterygius pusillus has found a creative way to communicate with other fish in a world dominated by blues and greens: The fish literally glows red.

At least 32 species of reef fish that live at depths below 33 feet (10 meters) possess this unique method of signaling, researchers said in a September 2008 study.

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