Magnetic Levitating Transportation

Wakandans uses electromagnetic trains to move the volatile vibranium (they appear to use it for public transportation as well). In the real world, Maglev trains aren't quite as efficient as they are in Black Panther, but they have been transporting humans on Earth for decades. Although an inventor received the first patent for modern electromagnetic transportation in the 1960s, the first commercial system wouldn’t be built until the 1980s and a high-speed train wouldn’t debut until 2004.

Maglev (magnetic levitation) trains work by magnetic poles repelling and propelling a train to incredible speeds. Because of the frictionless design, Maglev trains go much faster than traditional ones with much less turbulence along the way.

Japan and Germany have become pioneers in Maglev transportation. Japan’s Chuo Shinkansen, for example, is the world’s fastest train, traveling at a max speed of 375 mph. When Japan hosts the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Maglev trains will have a global opportunity to show off just how futuristic they really are.