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MIT Team Runs Victory Lap in 1st Hyperloop Competition

2016-02-03 23:09:47| TechNewsWorld

A team from MIT won the best overall design award in the first round of the Hyperloop pod design contest, held last weekend at Texas A&M University. About 120 teams participated in the event. The MIT entry focused on speed, braking, stability and levitation. Powerful magnets placed over a conducting plate -- the aluminum SpaceX track -- will accomplish levitation in an actual pod.

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