In the Netherlands, the Longest Hyperloop Prototype in Europe has been Unveiled

Today in the Netherlands, the longest section-prototype of the hyperloop passenger transport technology was unveiled. The test track is located near the town of Vendaam on a territory previously used by the local railway. The project's tube is 420 meters long and consists of 34 interconnected sections with a diameter of approximately 2.5 meters, as reported by the Associated Press.

The Dutch company Hardt Hyperloop will start the first tests in the tube with passenger capsules next week, but without human passengers.

This centre in the Netherlands will be the world's only Y-shaped hyperloop prototype with branches from the main track. This was done to test capsule manoeuvres at high speed. Center director Sasha Lamme explains that such branching will be necessary to create a real pan-European network in the future.

"I expect that by 2030, we will have the first hyperloop route, maybe five kilometres long, transporting passengers. In fact, preparations for such routes are already underway, for example, in Italy or India," said Sasha Lamme.

The scientist believes that by 2050, Europe will have a large transport network based on hyperloop technology, and it will be possible to travel from Amsterdam to Barcelona in just two hours, as fast as by plane.

Recall that hyperloop technology involves capsules moving on a magnetic cushion through tubes with nearly complete vacuum. This ensures absence of friction and resistance, allowing capsules to reach speeds of approximately 700 km/h. Proponents of the technology argue that it is much more efficient than short-haul flights, high-speed trains, and cargo trucks.

Previously, The Gaze reported that Elon Musk's Neuralink company, which develops brain chips, showcased its first patient with an implanted chip that controls the computer cursor using an implanted device.

In a live Twitter stream, 29-year-old patient Noland Arbo used the cursor for nine minutes to play chess online on his laptop using only his thoughts.

Previously paralysed below the shoulders after a diving accident, Arbo had the Neuralink chip implanted in January. He became the first person to receive a brain chip implant.