When billionaire Elon Musk unveiled the Hyperloop in August, his critics were quick to scoff at his proposal for a new, super fast mode of transportation. A number of people derided Musk's white ...

Simulation verdict: Elon Musk's Hyperloop needs tweaking Ansys, a company specializing in computer-based engineering simulations, inches the moon-shot idea one step closer to reality.

The facility is a critical step in advancing Hyperloop technology, a revolutionary mode of transportation that propels pods through near-vacuum tubes at speeds exceeding 621 mph (1,000 km/h).

Even if the Hyperloop can be built, the cost to do so might stop it in its tracks. Nidhi Subbaraman writes about technology and science. You can follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.

Hyperloop One announced a partnership with port-terminal operator DP World to study the viability of using the speed-of-sound transportation technology to unload ocean-container cargo.

The Hyperloop is, as everyone affiliated with the Hyperloop likes to mention, the first new mode of transportation in 100 years. Hoverboards notwithstanding, it’s true.

A 500-metre testing unit for hyperloop pod prototype, developed by students of IIT Madras, is one of the models chosen by Musk's SpaceX.

A hyperloop in northern Netherlands aiming to bring in a new era of transportation as advocates say it is more efficient than short haul flights, high-speed rail, and freight trucks.

Hyperloop technology in theory offers a substainable high speed alternative to rail. But how does it work and what are the pros and cons?