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September 13, 2015

Hyperloop: Transport into the Future
Cologne, Germany (SPX) Sep 09, 2015
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum imparts extensive expertise in vacuum technology to one of the most challenging transportation projects of the future. The German-American visionary Dirk Ahlborn, CEO of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, has set the goal of making the seemingly utopian idea of Tesla founder Elon Musk become reality: From 2018 onward, people shall travel with aircraft speed through a reduced pressure tube system. Before any implementation, however, a multitude of tests and calculations ... read more

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