What Is Elon Musk's Hyperloop, And Why Is It Important?

This week, SpaceX founder and billionaire Elon Musk (who also founded electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors) released his vision for a futuristic transportation system. Called hyperloop, it's supposed to be better than flying supersonic over short distances. To give you a quick overview, we've summarized a portion of his paper below. (...)Read the rest of