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This time,though,it was the bike that stood accused,not the rider. The cycling federation did not investigate,but X-ray machines,for the first time,were used at the Tour de France in July. In an article in May in Advanced Materials,researchers gave their recipe for infusing a T-shirt with boron carbide,the main component of bulletproof vests. While there is much talk both in the U. They say that high-speed trains also waste energy and time by having to continually speed up and slow down to stop at stations.
The Moving Platforms system would make use of pre-existing rail lines, which usually run express and local lines alongside each other. By maintaining a consistent speed and not having to stop, the trains would also be much more energy-efficient, according to the designers.
While Priestmangoode's proposal may seem revolutionary, the group is not the first to propose non-stop rail travel. Tech Turkeys The worst products and services of the year. Kyndryl and Microsoft forge cloud, digital transformation partnership. Internet Archive celebrates 25 years, seeks funds amid new legal challenges.
Unsupervised AI arrives for quality inspection. For those who are getting off: As stated after fully unloading all its passengers, the cabin connector cabin will be moved to the back of the train so that the next batch of outgoing passengers who want to alight at the next station will board the connector cabin at the rear of the train roof. When the train arrives at the next station, it will simply drop the whole connector cabin at the station itself and leave it behind at the station.
The outgoing passengers can take their own time to disembark at the station while the train had already left. What Is Peace For You? The doors close and the pod is fitted with seats, and a hatch is built into the floor in the centre of cabin. As the train passes through the station, this elevated pod locks onto the front or centre of the roof. Passengers then descend onto the train through a staircase. The video also explains that the concept would save energy and fuel without having to stop and start each time.
Since the concept video emerged, a number of other designers have also suggested that instead of a staircase, passengers could slide down a chute onto a cushion in order to save even more time. The concept does not explain how disabled people, or people who are unable to use stairs, would use the system, for example, and there are also no plans to make this concept a reality yet.
The commuter's future? As the train zooms by, the pod detaches from the station and latches on to the train. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Terror probe after passenger dies and driver is injured when taxi pulls up and explodes at Liverpool Women's Hospital, seconds before 11am Remembrance silence began - with three men arrested in raids.
Argos AO. Privacy Policy Feedback. The train that NEVER stops moving: Concept for high-speed transport picks up passengers in a pod as it zooms past a station The concept was created by Chinese designer Chen Jianjun Passengers wait for the train inside a pod located on an elevated platform As the train enters a station, the pod locks onto the roof at the front Passengers descend into the train and the pod moves to the rear People wanting to exit the train at the next station then climb into the pod The pod detaches as it enters this stop, before collecting the next pod By Victoria Woollaston Published: GMT, 19 December Updated: GMT, 19 December e-mail 73 View comments.
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