In terms of futuristic transport technology one of the most interesting methods according to Connell, which has been around for a long time but still being developed, is the Maglev (magnetic levitation, as can be found in the city of Shanghai, China) train system which provides frictionless locomotion.

At the exhibition people can work with Lego magnets that sit on the track. Then you need to create magnetic pulses to give it a little push.

"The Podracer is another certainly implausible vehicle, but it's certainly much loved by Star Wars fans. It uses gas turbine engines which is a mature technology, but it is still floating. Nevertheless it has captured people's imagination, probably because it has a little bit of something they understand with a little but of futuristic possibilities."

Environments

One of the other issues the exhibition draws from the Star Wars world are the number of different environments the theme plays out in and how the characters are required to adapt to them.