Jun 25, 2016

Beam me up Chekov! Russia wants to make Star Trek-style teleportation a reality within 20 years (Alos: Russian rail experts have revealed the country is ready for its own version of Elon Musk's Hyperloop, in the form of a magnetic levitation train which could travel at 1,200 km per hour (745 mph)

  • The federal government could develop the sci-fi technology by 2035
  • Project is listed under a 2.1 trillion (£1.4 tn) roadmap for new technologies
  • Russia aims to use the project as a launch pad to develop high-tech solutions to drive its economy in the next 20 years