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THINKING AHEAD

THINKING AHEAD

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23rd August 2013

  

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South African-born and educated inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk unveiled his futuristic ‘Hyperloop’ high-speed transport concept last week (see inset picture). He believes the solar-powered solution – comprising air-propelled sealed capsules able to carry 28 passengers at a time at high speed along the interior of a steel tube – could reduce the travelling time between Los Angeles and San Francisco, which are more than 600 km apart, to only 35 minutes. It could also emerge as a possible ‘fifth mode’ of transport, with the existing four being planes, trains, cars and boats. (Photograph by Bloomberg News)

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