Of all the crazy idea Elon Musk came up with over the years, that of a tunnel system for transport pods to be used to help with congestion in crowded cities (and between them) surely sits at the top ...

Hyperloop, which presents a maximum velocity of 1200 km/h in near-vacuum tubes of 0.001 atm, has recently gained considerable interest in the development of future transportation systems 1,2,3,4,5,6.

Imagine being able to travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 35 minutes or from Paris to Amsterdam in 30? Now imagine being able to do this without having to get into a plane. Well, that is ...