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A team of students from MIT have won a competition to design pods for the still-unbuilt Hyperloop transportation system. |
More than 100 university teams presented design concepts to a panel of SpaceX judges, with MIT beating out teams from Delft University of Technology, The University of Wisconsin, Virginia Tech and the University of California, Irvine to win first place. |
Teams were judged on a variety of criteria, including innovation and uniqueness of design, system applicability and economics, level of design detail, strength of analysis, feasibility and quality of documentation and presentation. |
On its website the MIT team detailed some of the core ideas of its winning pod. "Our primary goal is to demonstrate high speed, low drag levitation technology," the team said. "We aim to build a light pod to allow us to achieve the highest cruise speed. Pending SpaceX launcher specifications, our 250kg pod should be ac... |
Braking: "The team has designed a mechanically fail-safe braking system, meaning if the actuators or computers fail, the system will brake automatically. The system is single fault tolerant and can decelerate the pod at the 2.4G maximum permitted under SpaceX rules. From top speed, the brakes dissipate 1.5MJ of kinetic... |
Lateral control: "The pod’s lateral control will utilize passive magnets and active electromagnetic damping to maintain lateral stability and keep the pod centered on the rail." |
Lift suspension: "The lift suspension significantly reduces system vibrations and allows the pod to traverse track variations The system will also retract the pod’s skis to reduce magnetic drag during low speed operation." |
Levitation: "The pod will utilize a passive magnetic levitation system that incorporates two arrays of 20 neodymium magnets. After liftoff, the pod will maintain a 15mm levitation gap height at cruising speed and a peak lift-to-drag ratio of 14." |
The competition was the "first ever" Hyperloop competition, with founder Elon Musk suggesting that more are to come. |
Hyperloop is a solar-powered transportation system that, it is proposed, could see pods travel extreme speeds inside sealed, low-friction tubes. Travellers inside a Hyperloop could be sped to their destination at speeds up to 700mph -- a hypothetical Hyperloop route between London to Glasgow would reduce journey time t... |
Several Hyperloop test tracks are scheduled to be built, and with the first marked for construction next to Elon Musk's SpaceX HQ. That five-mile track is expected to take around 2 years and £3.89bn to build. Since Musk first announced Hyperloop, the system has been beset with obstacles including amendments to Musk's o... |
The top teams will now build their pods to be tested at SpaceX in California, with the company confirming that twenty-two teams will be testing their pod designs. |
Burnley's Jack Cork is one of only seven outfield players who haven't missed a single second of action in the Premier League this term and boss Sean Dyche has put that down to the midfielder's understanding of the division. |
The 28-year-old, now 26 games and 2,340 minutes in to his eighth term in the top flight, is in the same company as Hector Bellerin, Lewis Dunk, Zanka, Harry Maguire, Alfie Mawson and Dale Stephens, along with seven goalkeepers. |
Having been there and done it, totalling 186 appearances at this level, adding six goals, Dyche believes that his summer signing has become a natural on the big stage. |
Cork, who made his first appearance for the club at this level against Fulham at Craven Cottage eight years ago to the day, returns to his old stomping ground at the weekend as the Clarets take on Swansea City in South Wales. |
Ahead of the trip to the Liberty Stadium, where Cork featured for the Swans in a 3-2 win last term, Dyche said: "The big thing with Corky is his understanding of the Premier League. I thought the first time we lacked it, I thought last year it improved with the group we had because they’re learning as they’re going. |
"And now they’ve raised their understanding. So not just performances, it’s that feel of being in the Premier League. |
"A lot of the players are a year wiser, some of them are two years wiser from the previous time. Well in their third year, they think that they’ve been in a stadium enough times where it’s a bit more normal. |
"Therefore you’re more normal and your performances are more adjusted. They think: We’re OK here. Then you add in someone like Corky, who’s been doing it for many years. |
"He’s probably at year eight or nine in the Premier League. So he’s been doing it for many years and now he has played every game. |
"No matter what walk of life you’re in, the higher a level you operate at, when that becomes more normal, and you can handle that, then you become more assured." |
Dyche added: "It’s game understanding. He’s been round the block. He’s played with loads of different players in a number of different sides and I think that helps, with the flexibility in his thinking. |
"He's doing really well. I think he’s enjoying it. He’s fitted in really quickly and accepted what we’re about. He had a background here, so I think that’s been a lot easier for him from a family point of view and all them things. |
"His wife’s from the north, so I think that helps, and because he’d been here before. Of course he walked into a whole different thing from when he was here last time. |
"I think they were changing at the ground and travelling down in cars to train here, so that was considerably different, but he gets the people, he gets the fans and the feel of the club. It’s changed quite a lot but he’s got a handle on it. |
"I’ve always thought he was a very good player down many, many years. Corky definitely plays his part." |
The stars of The Four are sending their love to Demi Lovato. |
ET's Katie Krause was on the red carpet at the Fox singing competition's season finale on Tuesday, where she caught up with judges Meghan Trainor and DJ Khaled, who both sent their best wishes to the talented performer. Lovato, 25, was hospitalized earlier in the day following a reported drug overdose. |
"I reached out to her management, and I’m going to leave a voice note on her phone when she ever gets to her phone," said Khaled, who opened for Lovato during the North American leg of her Tell Me You Love Me tour, earlier this year. "But I want to say how much I love her. And I want her to know, thank you so much for ... |
Lovato's ongoing tour featured pre-show sessions on mental health awareness from Mike Bayer, founder and CEO of CAST Centers, which Lovato co-owns, and chairman of its nonprofit CAST Foundation, and the singer was outspoken with fans about her experiences with addiction and depression. |
"I went to one of her sessions and it really touched me," Khaled recalled. "I really got to know her and I told her, I said, 'Man, sometimes people got to go through certain storms so they could tell other people not to go through them'" |
"I’m praying for her," he added. "I know she’s a fighter and I love her. And I want her fans and everybody that knows her, bring that positive love and energy so it can reach to her, 'cause I know how much love can make you feel good." |
Trainor, who performed with Lovato in tribute to Lionel Richie at the 2016 GRAMMY Awards, told ET that the singer seemed "sober" and "happy" when the pair met at the time. "We like, made a crazy connection." |
"I just said we love you, 'cause it's heartbreaking for her, but also her whole team and her family and everyone around her," the singer said of her reaction to Tuesday's news. "I know her team and it must be such a shock for them... I just hope they're all okay, and I hope she's okay right now in the hospital." |
Lovato was transported to a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday after reportedly suffering a drug overdose. According to the dispatch call obtained by ET, Lovato was unconscious when paramedics arrived. TMZ reports that she was treated with Narcan -- an emergency treatment for narcotic overdoses -- at her home in Hollywood... |
For more on Lovato, watch the video below. |
The Four's season two finale airs Thursday, Aug. 2 on Fox. |
With online orders backordered by several days, the Apple faithful are storming the pavement to wait for the latest from Cupertino. |
Old habits are hard to break. Even though a (pretty neat-o) fingerprint sensor and some iterative software and hardware improvements are the only real upgrades to the iPhone 5S, lines have been forming outside Apple Stores worldwide in advance of the September 20 launch of the 5S and the "unapologetically plastic" and ... |
Pre-orders for the iPhone 5C began last week, and ship dates soon began to slip. As the official launch date arrives, the iPhone 5S seems to be in particularly short supply, with some speculating that the fingerprint sensor might be difficult for suppliers to deliver on time. |
Those people waiting in line for a gold or silver iPhone 5S will have a better chance than those who try to track them down at carrier stores and other retailers. Some reports say that those other outlets will have very little stock of the blinged-out new iPhones. |
CNET collected some early images from Apple Store lines around the world in the gallery below. Don't forget to let us know in the comments if and how you plan to get your hands on a new iPhone. |
Updated at 10:40 pm to clarify that pre-orders for only the iPhone 5c began last week. |
Mr Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain was found to have bruises and burn marks on 80 per cent of his body. |
PETALING JAYA • A 21-year-old university student was bound, beaten and burned with a steam iron for two days leading to his death - all because of a dispute over a laptop. |
When Malaysian National Defence University (UPNM) student Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain was finally rushed to hospital last Thursday, doctors found 80 per cent of his body covered in bruises and burn marks. |
The two young men who took the final-year navy cadet officer to hospital - his supposed friends - have been arrested. |
Police also nabbed 34 other students - 30 from UPNM and four from Universiti Tenaga Nasional. |
Mr Zulfarhan was a third year electrical engineering student at the military-run university. |
The case is being treated as a murder investigation, said Senior Assistant Commissioner Fadzil Ahmat, chief of Selangor's Criminal Investigation Department. |
Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has instructed both the armed forces and UPNM to probe the case. "I cannot imagine the family of the deceased receiving this sad news. I pray they are given strength and perseverance by Allah on their loss," he said. |
Mr Zulfarhan was buried in Johor Baru last Friday evening, Berita Daily news site reported yesterday. |
A source told The Star that Mr Zulfarhan was beaten and tortured with a belt, rubber hose, steam iron and clothes hanger by his university friends on May 20 and May 21. |
"A week later, on May 27, two of his batch mates drove the victim to a clinic in Bangi for treatment. They brought him to the clinic again on May 31," the source said. |
He was still alive when he was taken last Thursday to Serdang Hospital in Bangi, at the southern edge of Kuala Lumpur, but died two hours later at 10pm. |
The armed forces said in a statement that it views the matter seriously and will take stern action against those involved. |
Netizens sent in condolences and asked for justice for the young cadet officer. Facebook user Mohd Muslim Abdul Mujid said: "His intention to be in the armed forces was to defend the country... My condolences to his family." |
The victim's uncle, Mr Sanip Ngadi, 65, said he was devastated when he heard the news. "I hope a thorough investigation will be carried out and those who are responsible for his death are punished," he said, as relatives and neighbours gathered at Mr Zulfarhan's house. |
Traveling to England provides lifelong memories of history, art, culture and a trip back in time. For most Western nations, including the United States and European Union countries, travel to England is also very easy, with flights to England's hub airports usually flying direct and prices somewhat affordable. However,... |
Passports are required for travel to England. Rules and regulations on obtaining a passport vary for each country. For U.S. citizens, first time applicants, those under age 16 and those who have not applied for a passport for more than 15 years must apply for the passport in person. Applicants must provide a valid Soci... |
In addition to a valid passport, the United Kingdom may require a visa that tells the U.K. exactly why you are in the country and when you will be leaving. Residents of some countries may also have to apply for a visa for short vacations. As a general rule, citizens of European Union countries, Commonwealth nations suc... |
There are many ways to get to England. The most popular way of arrival is via airplane arriving at one of London's airports. London is the most popular hub -- flights from more than 90 nations fly directly into London's Heathrow Airport, which serves many airlines from the United States including American Airlines, Del... |
Since 2007, the United Kingdom has collected a departure tax when travelers leave the country. Many countries use departure taxes to offset environmental flight costs, administrative cost and as a way of collecting more revenue from tourists leaving the country. The departure tax is paid in the return flight ticket. Up... |
Ross, Victoria. "Travel to England and a Passport." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/travel-england-passport-39565.html. Accessed 24 April 2019. |
The City of London seen from the south bank of the river Thames in London, United Kingdom. |
People who live near a small St. Paul market that’s been the subject of a large number of police calls were relieved to see officers raid it last week, but they’re frustrated it remains open. |
Police found marijuana and a digital scale at the market at 605 Stryker Ave. and arrested an employee, said Sgt. Paul Paulos, a St. Paul police spokesman. The 21-year-old man was released from jail, and police said they continue to investigate. |
The building’s sign says “West Side Groceries,” but people in the neighborhood still call it the Stryker Market, its previous name. The market is on Stryker Avenue between King and Elizabeth streets, next to a community garden. A market with a similar name at Robert and Cesar Chavez streets, West Side Grocery, has a di... |
Police have received “numerous complaints” about narcotics and people loitering in the parking lot and in front of the store, according to a police report last week. |
The owner, Hamza Abualzain, wasn’t at the store when a Pioneer Press reporter stopped by and called, and he didn’t return a voicemail message. |
The store employee who was arrested Friday told a man that he had marijuana for his personal use but not for sale, according to the man, who identified himself only as a friend of the store’s manager. |
Asked about neighborhood concerns about loitering and drug dealing around the business, the man said drug activity isn’t occurring. |
Police executed a search warrant at the market Friday after an investigation, Paulos said. The department hasn’t released information about how much marijuana they found or other details of the case. |
The man arrested was booked into jail on suspicion of a sale of a controlled substance; police haven’t presented a case to prosecutors. |
Police were at the address 21 times, including to execute the search warrant, in the 16 days between June 1 and Monday, according to police records about calls for service. During the same period, from June 1 to June 16, police were at or outside the address nine times last year and once in 2012. For the police calls t... |
The store’s tobacco license shows a change in ownership to Abualzain in June 2011, according to DSI records. |
The previous owner was sent to federal prison in 2012 for what a prosecutor called “pervasive” food stamp fraud. Federal agents alleged he cheated the government out of more than $2.5 million by trading cash for food-stamp benefits the government reimbursed him for. |
A woman who lives about three blocks from the market said people also were constantly coming and going from the store under its previous ownership, but the former owner made sure people weren’t hanging around outside. |
The woman, who asked that her name not be published because of safety concerns, said her 20-year-old daughter was going to the store recently to get a soda and was approached by people outside who asked, “Do you want ‘loud’?” — a slang term for marijuana. |
Another neighbor’s niece parked on the street near the market and two men came up to her car, saying something like, “What do you need?” the woman said. |
A woman who lives within a block of the market said she won’t go anymore, especially with her young children. She said she has seen drug dealing in the market’s doorway, the parking lot and other places in the area. |
People in the area saw a big public-safety presence when police searched the store Friday — in addition to officers, a St. Paul fire rescue squad was there and a Minnesota State Patrol helicopter was in the air. Neighbors and regular customers were surprised to see the business reopen after the raid, said the woman who... |
A city can go to court to ask that a business be declared “a public nuisance” and have it shut if there is proof of unlawful sale or possession of drugs within the building, according to state law. |
The St. Paul Department of Safety and Inspections is working with St. Paul police and the city attorney’s office to determine what steps it will take about the market, said DSI spokesman Robert Humphrey. |
Citizen complaints about the business this month alone have been about graffiti on a fence, an overflowing clothes-donation bin in the parking lot with people using it as a trash container, and tall grass/unkempt boulevard, DSI records show. |
Another police report about the business said police got information that the clerk they’d arrested Friday sold three single cigarettes to a customer for 75 cents each on Tuesday; the sale of single cigarettes isn’t permitted. DSI is investigating, Humphrey said. |
He spoke about an increased police presence and curfew enforcement, and encouraged residents to call the police non-emergency number right away if they see suspicious activity, she said. Mathison also said some additional “community ambassadors” would be in the area. They’re part of a citywide youth intervention initia... |
Lindsay Ferris Martin lives on the West Side and organized a cash mob Monday night to support a business that’s near the old Stryker Market, but that has been a good place for the community, she said. A cash mob is a group of people who assemble at a local business and make purchases. |
Despite the rain, about 60 people attended, along with representatives from the police and fire departments, Ferris Martin said. There is discussion about having another cash mob at Icy Cup and at other mom-and-pop businesses, she said. |
“Neighbors were talking with each other (at the gathering) about their concerns and frustrations, but also how grateful they were … to get to know each other,” Ferris Martin said. |
During the Vietnam War, dozens of photographers working for the North Vietnamese Communist Party fanned out across the country. They took pictures of workers seeking to raise production in state-owned factories, of handsome peasants with guns, of brave fighters in the swamps and of captured U.S. airmen and soldiers. Hi... |
The uplifting images were published in Communist Party papers at home. But pictures of people on ration lines, destroyed buildings and dead civilians were locked up in Hanoi archives or sent abroad, where some were published in anti-war magazines printed in Europe and North America. Today in Vietnam, the photos are mos... |
Now these striking war photos -- and the stories of the people who took them -- are available to a Western audience. In Another Vietnam, edited by Doug Niven and with text by Indochina photographer Tim Page, the reader learns about the travails of the photographers and gets a history of the war as seen from the North V... |
Another Vietnam opens with pictures of Ho Chi Minh taken by his personal photographer, Dinh Danh Dinh (now living out his years in a run-down Hanoi housing project, in a room decorated with photographs). In the early pages there are photos of soldiers in the trenches in of Dien Bien Phu, the key battle that ended in Fr... |
The quality of the photos is superb, despite the fact that they were taken in impossible conditions and that the negatives were poorly stored. When Niven (who earlier put together a photographic collection of Khmer Rouge victims in Cambodia) embarked on this project, he found photographers who had stashed their negativ... |
One can find novels that were written in Vietnam -- such as The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh -- describing the horror of going to fight only to return alone because so many comrades were killed in action. But there are few sorrowful pictures in Another Vietnam -- certainly no girls running from napalm. There are the famou... |
In Vietnam today, this idealized iconography of the war is still a rallying point for the aging and increasingly out-of-touch Communist Party. In a country where party membership is down, the war is a symbol of a time of unity and patriotism -- at least for some. The editor of Another Vietnam is frank about which photo... |
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