Hyperloop's first test in a vacuum tube only reached 70mph, but the company is hailing it as a breakthrough moment for the future of mass transportation. The private test was carried out on May 12 at ...

Hyperloop One showed off the results of its first full-system test of a magnetically levitating rail vehicle in a vacuum environment, and said its next round of testing will target speeds of 250 mph.

There’s still a mystique around vacuum tubes long after they were rendered obsolete by solid state devices, and many continue to experiment with them. They can be bought new, but most of us still come ...

After announcing “the successful completion of the world’s first full systems Hyperloop test in a vacuum environment” last month, Hyperloop One is now releasing the details of a new test with their ...

When Elon Musk first revealed his plans to shoot capsules of passengers through a tube at around the speed of sound, they were dismissed as a pipe dream. Now there are two groups planning to build ...

A vacuum tube is just that: a glass tube surrounding a vacuum (an area from which all gases have been removed). What makes it interesting is that when electrical contacts are put on the ends, you can ...

Virgin Hyperloop One is testing a system that would put passengers in pods hurtling through vacuum tubes. Other companies are moving ahead with similar plans. The tube used for unmanned testing by ...

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"Guys, this is getting awkward," billionaire Elon Musk told a group of students from Switzerland as they struggled to control their Hyperloop pod. If all goes well, their pod would eventually travel ...