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Hyperloop prototype, the only of its kind in the world, installed at Zernike

Hyperloop prototype, the only of its kind in the world, installed at Zernike

Groningen’s Meerstad is to be home to a Hyperloop testing facility, but yesterday a smaller prototype was installed at the Zernike Campus in Groningen. The images of the prototype have been shared by researcher Piet Zijlstra (@PietZijlstra on Twitter), reports the GIC. The prototype will remain at Zernike for a few years and will be used

Groningen’s Meerstad is to be home to a Hyperloop testing facility, but yesterday a smaller prototype was installed at the Zernike Campus in Groningen. The images of the prototype have been shared by researcher Piet Zijlstra (@PietZijlstra on Twitter), reports the GIC.

The prototype will remain at Zernike for a few years and will be used as a testbed. One of the things that will be demonstrated is what happens when the hyperloop tube remains in the open air.

In time, research will then be shifted to Meerstad. A considerably wider tube, with a diameter of 2.5 meters, will then be installed, and then people can actually investigate what it is like to transport freight with it.

But first, a test center will have to be built at Meerstad. This requires further consultation with local residents and the municipality to ensure careful integration into the area.

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