Landable first-stage rockets and electric cars are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Elon Musk’s preferred modes of transportation. If the term “Hyperloop” hasn’t quite made it into your ...

For a brief period of time not long ago the word "hyperloop” was on everybody's lips. Popularized by Elon Musk in a 2013 white paper, the idea of high-speed travel through a low-pressure tube and ...

During the competition, student teams from all over the world will compete for the fastest, best pod system. Like a sort of pneumatic tube, the pods shoot through a near vacuum tube, shaping the way ...

A full-scale Virgin Hyperloop cargo pod and a cutaway passenger pod as part of Dubai’s DP World’s FLOW pavilion at Expo 2020. Credit: Virgin Hyperloop via REUTERS The fundamental problem is the lack ...

At this year's digital SXSW conference, Virgin Hyperloop held a panel to discuss it's plans for the next-gen transport system. For those who haven't been keeping up, the hyperloop idea is to use ...

Elon's Hyperloop key innovation was to combine low-but-not-so-hard-to-maintain air pressure in the tube with a compressor in front of the pod. The compressor sucks air from the front of the pod and ...

The aerodynamics of high-speed transportation systems is a critical research area that addresses the challenges inherent in designing vehicles operating at extreme speeds within confined environments.

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Hyperloop One, the company testing a proposed high-speed transportation system in the Nevada desert, is reportedly shutting down. Bloomberg reports that the company, formerly known ...

A Swiss team just conducted a test on its 1/12th scale model. A Swiss team just conducted a test on its 1/12th scale model. is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public ...